7 august - The Reykjavik Grapevine

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LISTINGS
Music and nightlife events usually
start around 21:00, unless otherwise
stated. Pubs close at 01.00 on
weekdays and much, much later on
weekends. For those just wanting
to party, the pubs and clubs don´t
get crowded until after midnight on
weekends, although Thursday is a
semi-official night out.
FRIDAY
AUGUST 5
Concert: Andrúm followed by DJ Palli from
Maus.
Bar 11
Cute-festival: Mice Parade, múm, Hudson
Wayne, Kimono, Skátar, Benni Hemm
Hemm and more. Admission is 3900 ISK,
and that includes camping. Sæmundur at
BSÍ is offering special deals on busses.
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 10
Concert: Prince tribute
Gaukur á Stöng
Hip-hop night.
Pravda Club
THURSDAY
AUGUST 11
Concert: Prince tribute.
Gaukur á Stöng
Concert: Snakebird.
Café Cultura
Djs Tommi White and Andrés.
Sólon
Live jazz.
Pravda Club
Rock concert: Dýrðin and 5ta herdeildin.
Grand Rokk
Troubador Hermann.
Hressó
FRIDAY
AUGUST 12
Band Ég (I) plays.
Grand Rokk
Concert: Bacon followed by DJ Gulli from
Ósóma.
Bar 11
NASA, 16-17th August
SONIC YOUTH
Name any indie band to hit the ground running after 1990, and I, the allknowing
picker, will personally guarantee you that they cite Sonic Youth as
an influence. These guys (and girl) made noise an artform and made lyrics
poetry long before teenagers scribbled Nirvana lyrics on their binders, and
they continue to surprise and delight their fans. Come see where it all started.
Lýsuhóll, Snæfellsnes
DJ Bjössi from Mínus.
Café 22
Djs Þröstur 3000 and Brynjar Már.
Sólon
Gay-pride ball.
Pravda Club
Grapevine Bad Taste: Steintryggur at
17:00.
Smekkleysa plötubúð
Hera celebrates new CD with a concert.
Nasa
Troubador: Atli & Leifur at 10 pm, then DJ
Heiðar Austmann.
Hressó
Troubadors Atli and Leifur.
Hressó
SATURDAY
AUGUST 6
Cover-band Vax.
Hressó
Cute-festival.
Lýsuhóll, Snæfellsnes
DJ Palli from Maus.
Café 22
Djs Atli skemmtanalögga and Áki pain.
Pravda Club
Djs Silja and Steinunn.
Café Cultura
Djs Þröstur 3000 and Brynjar Már.
Sólon
Gay Pride festivities at 11 pm: DJ Páll
Óskar. Admission 1000 ISK
Nasa
Grapevine Bad Taste: Helgi Valur.
Sirkus
Hawaiian night.
Gaukur á Stöng
Hip-hop: Forgotten Lores.
Stúdentakjallarinn
Rock-concert: Jan Mayen and Weapons. DJ
Krummi from Mínus afterwards.
Bar 11
SUNDAY
AUGUST 7
Cute-festival.
Lýsuhóll, Snæfellsnes
TUESDAY
AUGUST 9
Rock: Nilfisk.
Gaukur á Stöng
Cover-band Trio.
Hressó
DJ Bjössi from Mínus.
Café 22
Djs Atli skemmtanalögga and Áki pain.
Pravda Club
Djs Þröstur 3000 and Brynjar Már.
Sólon
Grapevine Bad Taste: Palindrome, 17:00.
Smekkleysa plötubúð
Rock: Dimma, Sign, Dead Sea Apple and
Noise.
Gaukur á Stöng
SATURDAY
AUGUST 13
Alice Cooper.
Kaplakriki sports hall
Bar 11, August 18th
JAKOBÍNARÍNA
Jakobínarína won this years Battle of
the Bands (Icelandic young band’s
cometition) and are 15-year olds.
If current music heavyweights and
former BOTB winners Dáðadrengir
set a trend, we can expect great
things from these guys, whose sound
has been described as “like BritPop
when it was still good and fun.”
Kaplakriki, August 13th
ALICE COOPER
Nothing rocks more than watching
a senior citizen with turkey jowels
and black eye makeup in his crow’s
feet singing, “School’s out forever!”
Seriously though, without Alice
Cooper there would be no Marilyn
Manson, Korn, Slipknot, and a ton
of other bands that were teenagers
around the time that Alice Cooper
cameoed in Wayne’s World. He
might be more grateful if you threw
inhalers onstage than your knickers,
mind you. Yeah. Welcome to my
nightmare.
Concert: Númer núll followed by DJ Matti.
Bar 11
DJ Gulli from Ósóma.
Café 22
Djs Atli skemmtanalögga and Áki Pain.
Pravda Club
Djs Þröstur 3000 and Brynjar Már.
Sólon
Grapevine Bad Taste: Sigurlaug Gísladóttir
Big Band, 15:00.
Sirkus
Reggae: Hjálmar at 11 pm. Admission 500
ISK.
Nasa
Rock: Singapore Sling.
Grand Rokk
Tryggvi troubador.
Hressó
TUESDAY
AUGUST 16
Sonic Youth w/ Band of Brides. Admission
4500 ISK.
Nasa
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 17
Hip-hop night.
Pravda Club
Sonic Youth w/ Curver. Admission 4500
ISK.
Nasa
The Doors tribute band at 9 pm. Admission
1500 ISK.
Gaukur á Stöng
THURSDAY
AUGUST 18
Jazz singer Hattie StJohn, 22:00.
Hotel Nordica
Cover-band Mát.
Hressó
Djs Tommi White and Andrés.
Sólon
Grapevine Bad Taste: Jakobínarína.
Bar 11
Live jazz.
Pravda Club
Lokbrá.
Grand Rokk
The Doors tribute band at 9 pm. Admission
1500 ISK.
Gaukur á Stöng
Snæfellsnes, August 5th-7th
KRÚTT FESTIVAL
Means “Cute Festival”, and features cute bands that play cute
harmless music for cute audiences. The most famous cute bands to come
out of Iceland are Sigurrós and Múm, and although they’re not playing
this festival you needn’t worry. Bands such as Benni Hemm Hemm,
Kimono, Skátar and Hudson Wayne are headlining, movies will be
screened, art exhibitions opened, and much more. Best of all, the festival will
take place outside the city - only a couple of hours drive away – the band play
outside and tickets are only 3.900. Tickets are available at BSI bus terminal.
Bring a tent.
NASA, August 13th
HJÁLMAR
Iceland’s only half Swedish band reggae band are known for putting on
extremely enjoyable live shows. For those tired of Hjálmar’s old songs,
they will be playing a lot of new songs from forthcoming album. For those
unfamiliar with the band, go see them regardless of what songs they play:
they are one of the best live bands in Iceland. They’ve got the groove.