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Bad Taste Gallery (Smekkleysa gallerý),
Laugavegur 59, 101 Reykjavík.
Phone: 534-3730
Bar 11,
Laugavegur 11, 101 Reykjavík
Phone: 511-1118
With the goal of providing legitimate venues and promotion for everyone involved
in the vibrant and diverse local music scene, The Reykjavík Grapevine is proud to
announce the Grapevine Bad Taste Summer Concert Series.
Starting May 27 and running until September 9, the Reykjavík Grapevine along
with Bad Taste Gallery and Thule, the world famous beer by Vífilfell Brewery, will
put on three concerts a week at Bar 11 and at the Bad Taste Gallery.
The shows will feature local and international bands. Every performance will be
reviewed, though the Grapevine promises to maintain its current standards: great
performances will be acknowledged; lacklustre performances will be evaluated as such.
All Icelandic bands are invited to contact us and schedule a performance.
Please email atli@grapevine.is or call 847-9290.
The Grapevine and Bad Taste introduce the
Grapevine Bad Taste Summer Concert Series
Grapevine Bad Taste
Summer Concert Series
June 24 - July 7
Byltan DoddiFridayJune 24th, 5pm
Bad Taste Gallery
Saturday
June 25th, 3pm
Bad Taste Gallery
Bacon & ÆlaThursday
June 30th, 9pm
Bar 11
Friday
July 1st, 5pm
Bad Taste Gallery
Kimono
Saturday
July 2nd, 3pm
Bad Taste Gallery
Sex Division and RetronThursday
July 7th, 9pm
Bar 11
Stranger
Bacon have two EPs under their belt, each an interesting excercise in melting
electronics with a rock-based sound palette. Their live shows take this even
further, featuring lots of percussion, samplers, and synths; but also the usual
drums, guitar and bass.
Bacon
Sex Division are a punk-rock band
from Keflavík (where the airport is
located), a town known for its constant
output of great pop bands since the
60’s (it’s actually called the Beatles-
town). That doesn’t really matter to
Sex Division because they’re only in
town to give the rest of us a lesson in
jumping around.
Sex Division
Stranger can be anything from a one man band to a
fully fledged outfit, making each performance truly
special. Even though his name gives the impression of
distance and unfamiliarity, Stranger has an intimate
feel that is worth catching onstage.
Stranger
Byltan frontman Birgir Ísleifur is expecting
his first child (well, his fiancée is expecting it)
somewhere between Thursday and Friday and will
therefore not be able to play in Gallery Lobster or
Fame on Friday at 5 pm.
However, troubador Doddi will cover for them.
Last years Expectations by Doddi came as a
pleasant surprise for fans of Nick Drake. But
Doddi’s debut album covers a lot more ground
than that, nodding to shoegaze and electronica.
Being a classically trained cello player Doddi is a
real catch when performing live.
New single “Aftermath” sees Kimono turning
their back on the post-rock sound that inhabited
Mineur Aggresif from 2003 and embracing
the new-wave revival. Don’t write them off
yet, though, because the track is truly amazing
and raises hopes for their upcoming album
dramatically.
Æla
Doddi
Owing a lot to Iceland’s Purrkur Pillnikk - especially the spoken-word delivery
of lyrics - Æla (Puke) are sure to make you throw up if you can’t stand their
take on post punk. However, it’s more likely you’ll be feeling sick after an
unhealthy amount of sweating during their powerful shows.
Æla
This may sound a bit odd, but Retron are a
two-man, one-computer, heavy metal band.
Their sound reminds you of the good old
8-bit Nintendo video games, and this feeling
is even stronger when they actually cover
songs from those classic games. The whole
video-game visual part of their shows is also
something to see on its own.
Retron
Kimono
Byltan