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Menningarnótt: Our Final Day Of Summer Mania
Where you might find the Grapevine staff on this upcoming Culture Night I’ve heard many describe Menningarnótt as the final day of summer, and, despite what the calendar says, I’d say that’s a spot-on assessment. But it’s also the epitome of the…
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Sonic Extremities: A Preview Of RVK Noise Fest
Þórir Georg books purely harsh noise at R6013 “Noise just keeps becoming more and more interesting to the point where it becomes the only interesting thing,” Reykjavík music legend Þórir Georg tells me in the basement of 12 Tónar. April 12-13 will…
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Grapevine Events: Stockfish, BSÍ & So Much More
Stockfish continues, BSÍ is back and the whole community is finally waking up from the winter slumber. We know we’ve said it before, but this time we mean it: With the first day of summer officially just two weeks away, there’s no…
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Grapevine Events: Culture Night, Swim-in Cinema & So Much More
Can you believe what date it is? How are we already more than halfway through 2023? It seems like yesterday that August still felt like a holiday, the lazy hazy days just lolling away with not a care in the world. But…
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Grapevine Events: LungA, Eva808, Pikknikk & More
‘Tis upon us! Festival season. Although it’s not happening this week, make sure to get your travel plans arranged in time for Iceland’s biggest travel weekend Verslunarmannahelgin. You still have a few weeks, not starting until August 4. However, this next weekend…
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Grapevine Events: Prins Póló, MSEA, Ýrúrarí & So Much More
Last week’s events roundup was deployed on the first day of summer here in Iceland and today’s is coming at you as Reykjavíkings and residents of many other swaths of the country are glaring out their windows at piles of late-April snow.…
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Grapevine Events: Wacken Metal Battle, Children’s Culture, Fucking Genius & More
We’re coming at you with another events roundup — and on the first day of summer, no less! To be honest, our brains still may not have fully recovered from the holiday we just had, but that’s not gonna stop us from…
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Grapevine Events: Easter Egg Hunts, Stelpur Rokka, Jazz, Jesus & More
Easter is upon us! We’re headed into a lovely and — dare we say — much needed holiday weekend and we are ready to party! Don’t expect the same level of madness this weekend, since there are some church-related laws that will…
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Grapevine Events: Misþyrming, Reykjavík Art Book Fair, Her Voice & More
You all know what Thursday means. Another fresh set of events guaranteed to quench your socialite thirst. With Easter rolling in next week, make sure to stock up on yummy chocolate eggs and think about Jesus. Stockfish is still going strong until…
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PHOTOS: Inside The Grapevine Music Awards Party 2019
The Grapevine Music Awards Party 2019 took place last night at Húrra in downtown Reykjavík. It was packed out, and full of sparky atmosphere, good vibes and beaming faces. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Jono Duffy, with Grapevine staff members and…
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Grapevine Music Awards 2019: Shout Out – R6013 & HÁSKAR
From a longest of many worthy projects, two leapt out of the pack this year for their general excellent service to improving Icelandic music. The first was R6013, a not-for-profit basement venue that provides an invaluable platform for emerging artists at a…
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The Grapevine Music Awards 2019: The Winners Are Here!
One of the most common questions asked about Iceland—right up there alongside volcano stuff, the ‘incest app’ and the pissy shark—is “Why do so many great bands come from such a small, remote island?” It’s a tough question. Answers tend to include…
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City Guide: The Reykjavík Underground
As repeat visitors to Reykjavík often remark, the Laugavegur strip has evolved into an open-topped puffin mall over recent years. So: where the cool kids at? Concerts Reykjavík’s underground music scene is thriving. If you enjoy noisy guitars, shouting, or weird experiments,…
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Why Not? Reykjavík’s Underground Scene Gets A New Home
Why Not? Plötur is a young record label owned by Ægir Sindri Bjarnason that makes sure that records see the light of day in the form that the band had imagined them. “I don’t want to put any restrictions on what the…