Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.05.2006, Side 14

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MIRIAM MAKEBA
Miriam Makeba, also affectionately known as Mama Africa, is an African leg-
end. Since being arrested and deported for her participation in the anti-apart-
heid movement in the late fifties, Makeba has touched hearts around the world
and fought for justice with her music and vibrant personality. Mama Africa
returned to her native South Africa at the behest of Nelson Mandela himself
in 1990, and was voted one of the 40 greatest South Africans of all time, and
people who have experienced being carried away by her powerful music and
stage presence will know exactly why. Unfortunately, the occasion of her visit
to Iceland is not an entirely joyous one for fans of her music: this will be her
last ever performance as she is retiring from music to dedicate herself entirely to
humanitarian and human rights issues. We wish her all the best.
May 16th at The National Theatre
FRIDAy - 19 MAy
Hraun
Rósenberg
DJ Hlynur
Thorvaldsen
Árni Sveins
Kaffibarinn
Gin and Tonic Night with Friskó, DJ
Benni and much more
Prikið
SI-CUT.DD, Rósa Guðmundsdóttir
Gallery Lobster or Fame (starts at 17:30)
Mát, followed by DJ Maggi
Hressó
DJ Heiðar Austmann
Sólon
Joanna Newsom
Fríkirkjan (Free Lutheran Church)
Matti (from Papar) and Einar
Café Victor
Skátar, Reykjavík!, Hooker Swing
The old library in Hafnarfjörður
B.M.X.
Gaukur á Stöng
COD Music Party featuring Wulfgang,
Lay Low, Black Valentine, Benny Cre-
spo’s Gang, Future Future, Helgi Valur
and Dr. Mister & Mr. Handsome
NASA
DJ Hermigervill, DJ Stef
Pravda
SATURDAy - 20 MAy
I Adapt, Innvortis, Hostile
Grand Rokk
DJ Aki Pain
Pravda (top floor)
DJ Maggi Flass
Pravda (first floor)
Nýhil Grand Opening, featuring: Space-
man, Retro Stepson
Nýhil Bookstore (Starts at 15:00)
Páll Óskar’s annual Eurovision Extrava-
ganza
NASA
Eurovision on the big screen
Prikið
Eurovision on the big screen
Gaukur á Stöng
DJ Afro
Café Victor
DJ Hlynur
Thorvaldsen
Hraun
Rósenberg
Two troubadours: Gotti and Eisi, fol-
lowed by DJ Georg
Hressó
DJ Rikki G
Sólon (downstairs)
DJ Heiðar Austmann
Sólon (upstairs)
Gulli (from Ósóma)
Bar 11
Bulgarian Voices Angelite (choir)
Hallgrímskirkja, starts at 16:00
Midnight Concert: Benni Hemm Hemm
and The Big Band
Iðnó
SUNDAy - 21 MAy
Six Icelandic Pianists Play Schumann
Ýmir
Bulgarian Voices Angelite (choir)
Hallgrímskirkja, starts at 16:00
La Strada – The Music of Nino Rota
Hafnarborg, starts at 17:00
The Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra cel-
ebrates Mozart’s 250th birthday
Langholtskirkja, starts at 20:00
DJ Afro
Café Victor
TUESDAy - 23 MAy
Ian Anderson of Jethro Hull
Laugardagshöll
Rússíbanar
The Icelandic Opera House, starts at
20:00
James Apollo with Lay Low and the
Foghorns
Grand Rokk, 500 ISK entry
WEDNESDAy – 24 MAy
Exos and Luke Slater
NASA
Troubadour Tóti, followed by DJ Maggi
Hressó
DJ Þröstur
Café Victor
Mugison, Gullfoss og Geysir
Prikið
Roskilde Festival Warm-Up Party
Gaukur á Stöng
Asia de Cuba Night, followed by DJ
Baddi
Thorvaldsen
Manchester.is presents: Northern Soul
with Tommy the Champ
Sirkus
THURSDAy – 25 MAy
Mojito Night with DJ Alexander
Thorvaldsen
Troubadour Tóti
Hressó
I Fagiolini L’Amfiparnaso
The Icelandic Opera
Pétur Jesú
Café Victor
DJ Maggi Legó
Prikið
Standup Comedy (foreign performer, as
of yet unannounced)
Gaukur á Stöng
FRIDAy – 26 MAy
John Spencer and the Heavy Trash
NASA
Menn Ársins, followed by DJ Johnny
Hressó
I Fagiolini L’Amfiparnaso
The Icelandic Opera
Sólstafir (release concert)
Gaukur á Stöng
Matti (from Papar)
Café Victor
Mullet Night with Gísli Galdur and Addi
the Drummer
Prikið
DJ Hlynur
Thorvaldsen
SATURDAy – 27 MAy
Íslandsvinir Parade with Hjalmar, Benni
Hemm Hemm, Flís and Guests
Parade meets at Hlemmur at 1 pm. Con-
cludes outside NASA with concerts.
Morðingjarnir (release concert), Hölt
Hóra and Innvortis
Grand Rokk
DJ Óli Hjörtur, Anna Brá
Prikið
Midnight concert: Vorvindar
Iðnó
Mount Eerie, Woelv, Micah Blue Smal-
done, Rökkurró
The old library in Hafnarfjörður
DJ Hlynur
Thorvaldsen
Jón Gestur
Café Victor
Menn í svörtum fötum
NASA
SUNDAy – 28 MAy
Jón Gestur
Café Victor
I Fagiolini - Monteverdi
The Icelandic Opera
Mugison
Austurbær
TUESDAy – 30 MAy
Dúndurfréttir
Gaukur á Stöng
WEDNESDAy – 31 MAy
Langi Seli & Skuggarnir
Sirkus
Dúndurfréttir
Gaukur á Stöng
Asia de Cuba Night
Thorvaldsen
THURSDAy – 1 JUNE
Anders Widmark and Carmen
NASA
FRIDAy – 2 JUNE
Reykjavík Trópík Festival, featuring:
Jakobínarína, Cynic Guru, Daníel Ágúst,
Benni Hemm Hemm, Girls in Hawaii,
Hjálmar, Bang Gang, Ladytron, Apparat
Organ Quartet and DJ Buckmaster
Located in a large tent outside the Univer-
sity of Iceland
SATURDAy – 3 JUNE
Reykjavík Trópík Festival, featuring:
Supergrass, Skátar, The Foghorns, Jan
Mayen, Stilluppsteypa, Úlpa, Johnny
Sexual, Hairdoctor, Kimono, Jeff Who?,
Leaves and DJ Andrés
Located in a large tent outside the Univer-
sity of Iceland
SUNDAy – 4 JUNE
Reykjavík Trópík Festival, featuring: Flís
and Bogomil Font, Nortón, Hermigervill,
Forgotten Lores, Kid Carpet, Dr. Spock,
Ghostigital, ESG, Gus Gus DJ Set, Tra-
bant, DJ Jack Schidt and DJ Casanova
Located in a large tent outside the Univer-
sity of Iceland
Sleater Kinney in concert
NASA
FRIDAy – 9 JUNE
Zappa Plays Zappa
Dweezil and Ahmen, sons of Frank
Zappa, perform with legendary members
of the Zappa band.
Laugardalshöll
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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.
Compiled by Paul F. Nikolov.
listings@grapevine.is
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The Reykjavík City
Theatre
On the main stage:
A Perfect Wedding
Icelandic translation of the comedic play
by Robin Hawdon.
Marlene Dietrich
A play examining the work of the legend-
ary actress during World War 2. Features
contributions from Slovenia, France and
Belgium.
Ronia the Robber’s Daughter
Icelandic translation of the children’s clas-
sic by Astrid Lindgren.
Who wants to find a million krónur?
Icelandic translation of a comedy by Ray
Cooney.
On the other stages:
The Belgian Congo
An Icelandic play by Bragi Ólafsson, deal-
ing with attempts to mend broken family
ties before it is too late.
A Crime Against Disco
Gary Owen’s take on club life.
Naglinn
Tragicomedy by comedian Jón Gnarr.
JSB Student Exhibition 2006
An exhibition by students from Bára’s
Jazzballet School, that includes bits and
pieces from celebrated musicals and
fantasy.
The Tenor
A comedy by Guðmundur Ólafsson.
Broadway
Miss Iceland 2006
A new beauty queen will be crowned on
the 24th of May
Le Sing
A combination of dinner and a show; here
the waiters are also the performers.
The National Theatre
of Iceland
The Celbration
An Icelandic translation of the classic Har-
old Pinter play.
Now I would Laugh if I Wasn’t Dead!
A play geared towards younger audi-
ence members. It is based on a variety of
Icelandic folk stories, but also includes
references to more modern media such as
movies and television. Don’t be put off by
the title, it’s just the punchline from an old
Icelandic joke.
Metamorphosis: Poetry in motion
Short stories and philosophical musings
presented in the form of a puppet show.
Virkjunin
Also known as Das Wek, by award win-
ning playwright Elfriede Jelinek.
Eight Women
Icelandic translation of a farcical comedy
by Robert Thomas
Pétur Gautur
Icelandic version of the Henrik Ibsen play.
Iðnó
I’m My Own Woman
Icelandic translation of Doug Wright’s
play on German transvestite Charlotte
Von Mahlsdorf, performed by popular
Icelandic actor Hilmir Snær Guðnason.
The Akureyri Theatri-
cal Company
Little Shop of Horrors
Icelandic translation of the musical by
Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.
The Ladybird
Icelandic translation of this Vassily Sigarev
play.
The Icelandic Opera
Little Shop of Horrors
Icelandic translation of the musical by
Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Same
cast as in the Akureyri version.
Dance
See www.id.is for an up to date list of
events by the Iceland Dance Company.
MOUNT EERIE
Phil Elvrum, formerly The Microphones, now Mount Eerie, displays his considera-
ble composition skills for an evening of Indie rock in Hafnafjörður, joined byWoelv,
Micah Blue Smaldone and Rökkurró.
The Old Library, Hafnafjörður May 27th
JON SPENCER AND HEAVy TRASH
Jon Spencer of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion has new rockabilly band called
Heavy Trash (read more on page 52). They will display their awesomeness along
with the forerunners of the Danish alternative scene, Powersolo and The Tremelo
Beer Gut.
NASA, May 26th JAMES APOLLO
From Libertyville, Arkansas via Minnesota comes James Apollo, a singular musical tal-
ent and a self-described tumbleweed, that comfortably blends old time Americana with
something even more western. He will be accompanied by the Icelandic country and
western phenomenon Lay Low The cover charge is 500 ISK.
Grand Rokk, May 23rd
I ADAPT
Fresh off of two weeks’ gruelling tour of the UK, I Adapt returns with new
material from an upcoming album. The hardcore punks and the sXe scene
favourites will be joined by veterans of punk rock, Innvortis, who despite not
having written a new song for over three years, still attract the most loyal audi-
ence in the country. In addition, Hostile will churn out groove metal anthems in
the loving memory of Dimebag Darrell.
Grand Rokk, Friday, May 20th