Airwords: Poets Bring Voice to the Party
The Airwords event offered an interesting new angle to Airwaves ’13 by bringing, some of Iceland’s most notable writers to the party. The event was a mix of readings
Mayhem, The Breakdown Of Law And Order
Perhaps Iceland is not ready for Yo La Tengo, or maybe Yo La Tengo is not fresh enough for the younger generation of Icelanders. Either way, those who stayed were treated to a mons
Oyama Shake Harpa, Plug Pulled Due To Volume
Emerging Icelandic shoegaze stars Oyama had to stop their performance in Harpa yesterday due to being too loud for the venue. During a particularly fragile passage of classical mus
Support the Ones Who Host You
By Bryan Riebeek. Photo by Hlynur Hafstein Of the 216 bands playing at Iceland Airwaves this year, 156 of them are Icelandic. Thus, Icelandic musicians will make up the bulk of [&
Tempel’s Land Of Bears Among Rock And Ice
Before bringing their unique post-rock sound to the land of rock and ice, Swedish duo Albert af Ekenstam and Filip Leyman of Tempel took time out to chat with us […]
Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Friday Edition
Hurry and check out today's fresh edition of your Grapevine Airwaves Podcast! It has it all, stories and recordings from yesterday, and expert tips on what our esteemed podcast tea
Azerrad’s Report: Wednesday
Noted music writer slash Grapevine's guest of honour Michael Azerrad goes wild at Iceland Airwaves 2013, wandering between venues, listening hard and taking notes. For his Wednesda
Vök Storm The Scene At Harpa
First impressions: the venue is really slick. Extremely open, good viewing angles, clean, consistent, clear sound. If we had to lose NASA to get this, well, it still sucks but [&he
Photos from Wednesday night
The Reykjavík Grapevine is lucky to have some very talented photographers covering the festival. Here is a selection of some of their work from Wednesday night.
Metz! Metz! Metz!
Metz are loud. They’re a noisy-post-hardcore-grunge group that consists of three Canadians from Toronto. Their painstakingly particular yet equally anarchic self-titled debut alb
Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Thursday Edition!
The first day of Iceland Airwaves is now behind us and of course, The Reykjavík Grapevine podcast is here with a recap. Today, we discuss our personal highlights from yesterday [&
The Beach Boys In Space And Other Sounds You Might Have Heard At Amsterdam
In a bathroom with no locks, in the basement of the Amsterdam bar, I ran into Elín, the female wonderstorm at the front of the folk band Bellstop. It was an […]
The Gentle Lineup Upset By Rock N Fucking Roll
All in all, the night had its ups and its down and served very well as a welcome to new guests and first timers. The unexpected addition of Dr. Spock definitely stole the show, how
A Night Of Synths In All Their Forms
First of all, I’ve got to give Metz an honourable mention. I ducked into Bar 11 to see them before heading to my post at Harlem, and they deserve a […]
Sounds Of The Harbor: Yatra Arts Showcases The Gravity And Grace of Static
Harpa Kaldalón rumbled to exquisite electronic life with the opening Yatra Arts showcase. The depth of field within this group of artists is a difficult thing to wrap your head ar
“Artistic Growth” And Homegrown Awesomeness At Harpa Silfurberg
Samaris deserve to be "fucking huge".
A Man Sings His Heart Out, The Dreaded Saxophone And More
Basically, I want to hear Högni and Sigga sing at each other for an hour. I’d pay good money for that.
Grapevine & Mál og Menning Present: Michael Azerrad In Conversation
Boy, have we got a treat for you music geeks this Airwaves! The one and only Michael Azerrad, author of the genre-defining, delightfully written rock history tome Our Band Could B
Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Wednesday Edition!
The Reykjavík Grapevine podcast is back! And what better reason for a re-launch than the biggest music festival of the country–Iceland Airwaves! If you ever wondered how Airwa
Label Nights ’13: Yatra Arts Celebrate the Noise
Celebrate the the noise, the beautiful noise! Praveer Baijal, the creative force behind Yatra Arts, recently took some time for us to discuss the past present and future of Yatra [
Grapevine Talks To… Vök!
Since following in the footsteps of Samaris by winning the Icelandic battle-of-the-bands competition, Vök have become an in-demand trio making moody, catchy electronic pop. We c