Apótekið – Saturday
After last night’s disaster of a dance concert, my hopes for my third straight night at Apótekið are low. But, to hell with it all, I will do my best […]
NASA – Saturday
As Hellvar get ready to play their set, we look around to see that NASA is completely empty. Apparently some Swedish pop act is playing at the art museum tonight […]
Sódóma – Saturday
Here’s the extra short, totally mean review of the Drowned in Sound/SESAC night. The name Cynic Guru gives no hint of what’s in store. But it inspires no confidence either. [&h
Risið – Saturday
Things weren’t looking so great when I walked up the stairs to Risið on Saturday and was one of eight people in the room, including the three bartenders and the […]
Venue – Saturday
The evening was cold and wet when I arrived at Venue. No lines had formed outside of the Art Museum (yet) and exactly three people had arrived before me eager […]
Faktorý – Saturday
Lazyblood show us how it’s done The night began awesomely well at Faktory on Saturday, with Lazyblood kicking things off in style. They played to an appreciative crowd, who gathe
Iðnó – Saturday
Not very typically Airwaves-like, the first show of the day featured not a rock band but a young guy on a grand piano. Nils Frahm from Germany wasn’t wearing tails […]
Amsterdam – Saturday
Amsterdam is a bit of a mixed bag tonight with a reasonably mixed line up ranging from teenage spunk to old school screaming punk. As I rock up I’m relieved […]
Tjarnarbíó – Saturday
[Maleen Mohr took the first two acts at Tjarnarbíó so that Anna Andersen could go see her brother’s band, Just Another Snake Cult, play at Sódóma. Then she took over [&hellip
Art Museum – Saturday
a)Holy shit, this place looks awesome. It’s about time Iceland had a real pop/rock venue that is aesthetically pleasing as well as comfortable, and the Art Museum, bedecked in al
Sódóma – Sunday
[For whatever reason, we had the hardest time getting people to review Sódóma that Sunday night. It seems everyone wanted to be at NASA (or at home, licking their wounds). [&hell
NASA – Sunday
The first band to play that night was Orphic Oxtra who helped get me over my intense anger (at NASA, they charged money for water) with their fun Balkan inspired […]
Harpa
Nestled in the harbour, the massive Harpa Concert and Conference Hall provides the festival with three beautiful, state-of-the-art show rooms, along with restaurants, stores and a
Iðnó
A grand old historical theatre by the pond, this charming venue is decked out in swanky 19th Century décor and holds a super fancy restaurant where the MPs from Parliament [&helli
Amsterdam
Establishing itself in 2011 as the punk and metal central for Airwaves, this unlikely bar comes pre-warmed by a crowd of hard-drinking, hard-partying regulars. Between the cheap be
Gamli Gaukurinn
Here’s a venue with a great story! Gamli Gaukurinn existed in its current location many years ago, being one of the original Airwaves venues and known for some of the […]
DUDAMEL, THAT WAS AWESOME!
The gala audience gathered for Sunday night’s concert at Harpa had come to see two freshly minted superstars of the classical scene, each with a compelling back story. Dazzlingly
DELICIOUS, SALTY AND SWEATY
A heavy cloud of cigarette smoke and a gloss of leathery inebriation lined the gateway into NASA that night. A sense of powerful debauchery was spilling out of the door, […]
Sage Francis Struck A Nerve In The Listenership
Sage Francis ended his show at Sódóma Reykjavík last Saturday rapping while he surfed the crowd, lying on his back, supported by dozens of arms, with a motionless Sage suspended
Professionals, At The Top Of Their Game
While their fifteen years of experience explain the on-stage swagger, it’s remarkable to witness the influence GusGus have in the Icelandic club scene. GusGus recently releas
Reykjavík Art Museum
Once a year the Reykjavík Art Museum is transformed into a concert venue like no other. The stark, white prison-like hall that inspires thoughts of madness has led to some [&helli