Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
Grapevine Events: Icelandic Sorcery Festival, Drag Expanded & So Much More
Ahead of Record Store Day on April 20, Grapevine’s journalists Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett discussed the hottest happenings in…
Grapevine New Music: Teitur Magnússon, Logi Pedro, Cyber & More
Somebody told me that you had a girlfriend that looked like a boyfriend, who never wanted to miss out on…
Track By Track: Draumur Um Bronco By Jónfrí
Jónfrí tackles national mundanity, mountains and maritime affection on Draumur um Bronco Shifting between genres and moods faster…
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…
Grapevine New Music: Kiriyama Family, Paddan, K.óla & More
Imagine this: You’re blasting down Hverfisgata on an electric scooter on this fine afternoon. The wind is almost blowing you…
Grapevine New Music: BSÍ, Kiasmos, Magnús Jóhann, Eivør & More
What was last weekend’s Easter holiday good for? For one, it brought upon a general disdain for chocolate as those…
Grapevine Events: Stockfish, SMÁTÍÐNI & So Much More
It’s a good time to be in Reykjavík this weekend! Yes, the spring weather gods might not be cooperating, but…
Grapevine New Music: Mikael Máni, GDRN, Dustin O’Halloran & More
Yay. It’s Friday. Can’t you tell my excitement based on those first three words? As with every Friday — save…
Grapevine Events: Lost Track, Slavic Spring Rituals, NeoArte & Much More
TGIF! Next week will bring us some extra days off before Easter, but before you go into hibernation from eating…
Grapevine Events: Músíktilraunir Finals, SnjóFest & More
Spring has come and gone in Reykjavík after what felt like a very short weekend. But while snow is forecasted…
Grapevine New Music: Emilíana Torrini, Jónfrí, JóiPé & Króli, & More
We hope it’s your favourite time of the week because it sure is ours. Apart from getting a list of…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Spacestation, Laufey, Lúpína & More
And just like that it’s March. It’s difficult to imagine that just two months ago we were stuck in what…
Grapevine Events: Happy Beer Day
Three words: Happy Beer Day! Go get yourself a pint and celebrate having the choice to drink it. It wasn’t…
Grapevine Events: Víkingur Ólafsson, Upp og Kommandi II & More
After a freezing few weeks in the capital, we finally got some sunshine. You can hear occasional birds chirping outside,…
Grapevine Events: Wasteland Iceland, Krossfest I, Kraftgalli & More
The volcano is almost dead, the weekend is here and it seems like there’s a lot going on: gigs, exhibitions,…
Grapevine Events: French Film Festival, Japan Festival And More
It’s that time of the year again. You’ve been eating too much for a month now, you haven’t given up…
Grapevine New Music Picks: Tómas R. Einarsson, Drengurinn Fengurinn & More
Welcome to the Grapevine’s last new music Friday roundup of the year. This time around, we’ve managed to steer entirely…
Grapevine Events: LOTR Marathon, New Year’s Race, FLOTT Release Party And So Much More
Did you get through the holidays okay? Were you gifted a piece of clothing so that the Yule Cat wouldn’t…
Grapevine New Music: Svört Jól, Egill Sæbjörnsson, Benni Hemm Hemm & More
Well, well, well, only a few more days to go. Our sincerest apologies for not supplying you with your weekly…
Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Peace Walk, Gigs & So Much More
We know that right now all you can think of is finishing all your deadlines and going on last-minute Christmas…
Grapevine Events: Mengi 10th Anniversary, Bríet & So Much More
Few more meltdowns until the end of December and we’re done with 2023! This year was many things, but it…
66 Degrees Of Sound: Ending the Year with Björk, ex.girls, Jelena Ciric & More
We have reached the final episode of our podcast’s first year and what a year it has been! We started…
Grapevine New Music: Nyrst, Magnús Jóhann, Ásgerður Júníusdóttir & More
With every day that passes, we’re getting closer to the holidays. On Sunday, the second of advent is observed in…
Grapevine Events: Magnús Jóhann Album Release & So Much More
Can you believe we are almost halfway through December and just three weeks away from 2024? It’s a weird time…
Grapevine New Music: Laufey, Kusk, Sigrún Stella & More
Did you get your presents in order? Your home is Yule Lad proof? What about your love for the sovereign…