Reykjavík Grapevine - 02.06.2006, Side 14

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THE FIRST ANNUAL ICELANDIC
TATTOO AND ROCK FESTIVAL
The first ever Icelandic Tattoo Convention will take place in Reykjavík on the
weekend of June 8th-11th. The convention will feature both local artists and visit-
ing talent, exhibiting their tattoo skills under one roof.
The convention also doubles as a rock festival, featuring some of the frontrun-
ners of the Icelandic rock scene as well as special guests, Kings of Hell, out of
Jacksonville, Florida. Other acts include: Dr. Spock, Brain Police, Doctor Mister
and Mister Handsome, Weapons, Morðingjarnir, Number Zero, Nevolution,
Days of Our Lives, Jan Mayen, Lokbrá, Hellvar, Jakobínarína, Úlpa, Singapore
Sling. For more info and a complete programme, visit www.newfoundevents.com.
Gaukur á Stöng, June 8th-11th
THURSDAy – 1 JUNE
Dj Lucky plays reggae, dub and soul
CAFÉ PARIS
Dj Tommi
THORVALDSEN
Andres Carmen
NASA
Mr. Silla, Thunder Cats, Sometime and
Retron (Starts at 20:00)
THE OLD LIBRARY IN
HAFNARFJÖRÐUR
Breakbeat.is presents Dj Addi and Dj
Eldar
PRAVDA
Acustic concert with Sjonni and Gulli
HVERFISBARINN
Pétur Jesú, Einar and Matti Papi
CAFÉ VICTOR
Dj Dóri
VEGAMÓT
Touch
HRESSÓ
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 UNIVERSITY OF
ICELAND
Dj Nökkvi
CAFÉ PARIS
Dj Hlynur
THORVALDSEN
Svavar Knútur + guests
RÓSENBERG
Dj Bjarki Batman
HVERFISBARINN
Dj Kári
VEGAMÓT
Nó Pí followed by Dj Þröstur 3000
CAFÉ VICTOR
Sólstafir with the Norwegian rockers
Quiritatio
DILLON
Dj Balli
KAFFIBARINN
Touch followed by Dj Maggi
HRESSÓ
Andres Carmen
NASA
Jagúar, Norton
NASA (after midnight)
Dj Áki pain
PRAVDA
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 UNIVERSITY OF
ICELAND
Hjálmar
NASA
Dj Hlynur
THORVALDSEN
Dj Áki pain and Atli skemmtanalögga
PRAVDA
Dj Nökkvi
CAFÉ PARIS
Svavar Knútur + guests
RÓSENBERG
Dj STEF
HVERFISBARINN
Dj Þröstur 3000
CAFÉ VICTOR
Dj Árni Sveins
KAFFIBARINN
Gotti and Eisi, followed by Dj Bjarki
HRESSÓ
Sometime (starts at 15:00)
KVK SHOP at Laugavegur 27
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, Trabant, DJ Jack Schidt and DJ
Casanova
LOCATED IN A LARGE TENT
OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF
ICELAND
Sleater Kinney in concert
NASA
Dj Áki pain and Dj Bjarki batman
PRAVDA
Þrír aðrir playing django-jazz
RÓSENBERG
We painted the Walls, Led by a Lion,
Dean, Markús B., Kira Kira, Gísli,
Þorlákur, Jón Ragnar and Friðrik Þór.
(Starts at 20:00)
THE OLD LIBRARY IN
HAFNARFJÖRÐUR
Dj Andri
CAFÉ PARIS
Dj Maggi
HRESSÓ
Dj Þröstur 3000
CAFÉ VICTOR
Dj Alfons X
KAFFIBARINN
MONDAy – 5 JUNE
Live band Tim
RÓSENBERG
TUESDAy – 6 JUNE
Birthdayboy Bubbi in concert
LAUGARDALSHÖLL
WEDNESDAy – 7 JUNE
Duet Sessí and Sjonni
RÓSENBERG
Prince Tribute
GAUKUR Á STÖNG
Kimono, Coral, Lokbrá, Changer and
Shima (Starts at 20:00)
THE OLD LIBRARY IN
HAFNARFJÖRÐUR
THURSDAy – 8 JUNE
DJ Lucky plays reggae, dub and soul
CAFÉ PARIS
Benni Hemm Hemm, Paul Lydon, Illi Vill
and Amina.
IÐNÓ
Mike Pollock
RÓSENBERG
Grapevine Bad Taste Summer Series:
Fræ (starts at 17:00)
GALLERY LOBSTER OR FAME
Grapevine Bad Taste Summer Series:
Fræ + guests (starts at 21:00)
AMSTERDAM
Nektar
HRESSÓ
FRIDAy – 9 JUNE
Zappa Plays Zappa
Dweezil and Ahmet, sons of Frank
Zappa, perform with legendary members
of the Zappa band.
LAUGARDALSHÖLL
Tattoo Rock (party featuring tattoo artists
from a convention held earlier that day)
GAUKUR Á STÖNG
Halli Reynis in concert
RÓSENBERG
Dj Nökkvi
CAFÉ PARIS
Touch and Dj Johnny Nasty
HRESSÓ
SATURDAy – 10 JUNE
More rocking out with tattoo artists
GAUKUR Á STÖNG
Papar
NASA
Mogadon jazzband
RÓSENBERG
Dj Nökkvi
CAFÉ PARIS
Kóngulóarbandið
HRESSÓ
Dj Balli
KAFFIBARINN
SUNDAy – 11 JUNE
Mogadon jazzband
RÓSENBERG
MONDAy – 12 JUNE
The legendary former member of Pink
Floyd, Roger Waters
EGILSHÖLL
THURSDAy – 15 JUNE
The Vikings Krákan in concert
RÓSENBERG
Grapevine Bad Taste Summer Series:
Sign (starts at 17:00)
GALLERY LOBSTER OR FAME
Grapevine Bad Taste Summer Series:
Sign + guests (starts at 21:00)
AMSTERDAM
Jet Black Joe – release concert
GAUKUR Á STÖNG
DJ Lucky plays reggae, dub and soul
CAFÉ PARIS
FRIDAy – 16 JUNE
Jet Black Joe
GAUKUR Á STÖNG
Todmobile
NASA
Menn ársins
HRESSÓ
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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 Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
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.
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:
Naglinn
Tragicomedy by comedian Jón Gnarr.
The Tenor
A comedy by Guðmundur Ólafsson.
Broadway
Sjómannadagsball (Fisherman’s Ball)
The annual celebrations take place on the
10th of May.
Le Sing
A combination of dinner and a show; here
the waiters are also the performers.
The National Theatre
of Iceland
The Celebration
An Icelandic translation of the classic Har-
old Pinter play.
Metamorphosis: Poetry in motion
Short stories and philosophical musings
presented in the form of a puppet show.
Virkjunin
Also known as Das Werk, by Nobel Prize-
winning playwright Elfriede Jelinek.
Eight Women
Icelandic translation of a farcical comedy
by Robert Thomas.
Pétur Gautur
Icelandic version of the Henrik Ibsen play.
Galdraskyttan (der Freischütz)
The classic opera by Weber, performed in
Icelandic for the first time.
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.
REyKJAVÍK TRÓPÍK
From June 2nd to 4th, the place to be in Reykjavík will be a large tent outside the
national university. A huge line-up of talent, mostly local, will be staging a massive
summer festival and judging from the extensive list of participants there ought to
be plenty there for everyone. Expect to see the following, in no particular order:
Jakobínarína, Cynic Guru, Daníel Ágúst, Benni Hemm Hemm, Girls in Hawaii,
Hjálmar, Bang Gang, Ladytron, Apparat Organ Quartet and DJ Buckmaster,
Supergrass, Skátar, The Foghorns, Jan Mayen, Stilluppsteypa, Úlpa, Johnny Sexual,
Hairdoctor, Kimono, Jeff Who?, Leaves and DJ Andrés, Flís and Bogomil Font,
Nortón, Hermigervill, Forgotten Lores, Kid Carpet, Dr. Spock, Ghostigital, ESG,
Gusgus DJ Set, Trabant, DJ Jack Schidt and DJ Casanova. See anything you like?
University of Iceland, June 2nd-4th
SLEATER-KINNEy
This all-female indie rock trio from Washington State might not be terribly well-
known in Iceland, but they have opened for Pearl Jam and are slated to appear as
part of next August’s Lollapalooza line up in Chicago. Somewhat influenced by the
riot grrrl and queercore genres the band’s members were previously associated with,
Sleater-Kinney’s sound is unique, female and angry. If you were wondering about
the name, it’s just a street next to the garage they used to practise in.
NASA, Sunday, June 4th
ZAPPA PLAyS ZAPPA
Needing no introduction, Frank Zappa’s eccentric band is on its way to Iceland.
Dweezil and Ahmet, two of Frank’s sons, are set to perform with legendary
members of the Zappa band on the 9th of June, and this issue of the Grapevine
has an interview with saxophonist Napoleon Murphy Brock who will be among
them. While the band is guarded about what parts of Zappa’s voluminous
catalogue will be given the most attention, there is little doubt that this will be a
concert to remember for anyone with an appreciation for the late, great genius’s
music and theatrics.
Laugardalshöll, Friday, June 9th
PRINCE TRIBUTE
We can now once again call Prince by the name we came to know him by, and thank
sweet baby Jesus for that since the Grapevine doesn’t have fancy enough computers to
type out egocentric rock star symbols. If you want to celebrate the man, the music and
the lace, Gaukur á Stöng will be holding a tribute to the great pink one on the 7th of
June. The impersonator chosen for the occasion is by all appearances... unique. Let’s
just leave it at that. Now excuse me while I go wash my eyes out with bleach.
Gaukur á Stöng, Wednesday, June 7th
BUBBI
Completely dilapitated failure of a musician Bubbi Morthens will attempt to remind
people that he could once right a decent song in Laugardalshöll on Tuesday, which
astute readers will identify as 6/6/6. Whether or not Bubbi intentionally wants people
to realise that he is the personification of everything evil, corrupt and generally vile in
the world today, proof of Satan’s existence will be made available to the general public
as he slathers 5,000 people with the unforgiveable shit found splattered accross his
last five or so albums. Yup, that’s right, Bubbi sold out Laugardalshöll, and the stark,
piercing light of truth is brutally gouging out the Grapevine’s eyes: With the Progres-
sive Party in City Hall and Bubbi performing in a sold-out stadium while Iggy Pop
can’t even fill an art museum, it should be obvious to anyone that Reykjavík has gone
straight to hell, and the Grapevine will be temporarily relocating to Tierra del Fuego
and taking the name ‘The Ushuaia Grapevine’ until things cool down. SE
June 6th, Laugardalshöllin