Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.08.2008, Side 42

B2 | The Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 11 2008
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Reykjavík’s premiere music spot Organ
celebrates its one-year anniversary with
a three-day music festival starting on
August 1. Organ formally opened on Au-
gust 3, 2007, at Hafnarstræti 1-3 and the
opening weekend was massive to say the
least. Less than a month after the open-
ing Eldar Ástþórsson (former Iceland
Airwaves festival manager) brought in
musical heavyweights Franz Ferdinand,
and Organ truly felt the wind in the sails.
A year on, Organ’s birthday party is upon
us and will be celebrated with a diverse
group of musical talents, including Jeff
Who? Mínus, Dikta and Skátar,
As a staple of the Icelandic music
scene, Organ has seen a steady flow of
guests and the organisers, Gylfi Blöndal
and Inga Sólveig, pride themselves on
their calendar, featuring 4–5 shows a
week. “The first concert was with Por-
nopop and The Way Down. It served as
a nice test to find out how everything
worked, technically speaking. The next
day Innipúkinn festival went underway
and we floated around in a blizz for the
rest of the weekend,” explains Gylfi.
“What I’ve noticed in the last year is a
great build-up of professionalism that
wasn’t so visible before. The bands are
more organised and prepared for their
shows, resulting in better quality of the
music and the overall framework.”
With the three-day anniversary cel-
ebration, Organ wants to thank all the
great bands and musicians that have
helped make the venue what it is to-
day and asked their favourites from the
last year to take the stage. “We want
to celebrate the variety in the music
scene around Organ. We are touched
by the response from the bands, and my
phone hasn’t stopped ringing after we
announced it. Everyone is in for the ride.
The spirit is to celebrate the music in the
relaxed atmosphere Organ provides.”
The party starts on Friday and tickets per
night cost 1,000 ISK.
What:
Jeff Who?, Mínus, Dikta, Skátar,
Jan Mayen, BB&BLAKE, DLX
ATX, Æla, Evil Madness, Bjart-
mar Guðlaugsson, My Summer
as a Salvation Soldier, Elín Ey,
Diversion Sessions, Spaceves-
tides, Kid Twist and many more.
When:
August 1–3
Where:
Organ, Hafnarstræti 1-3
Music
HappY BirtHdaY organ!
HÚSAVÍK
HÚSAVÍK
Experience:
Fresh local fish!
Great Hamburgers!
Homemade icecream!
... and so much more!
www.gamlibaukur. is
The roasters at Dillon have decided to
pay tribute to the encumbering reces-
sion by throwing a low-cost festival
inside the city walls this weekend,
August 1-3. The assortment of bands
is excellent, as renowned acts such as
Brain Police, Mammút and Dikta will
honour those present. Jack Daniels
will pay a visit and sell himself at an
extremely low rate and nearly pro
bono during the infamous happy hour.
Patrons may also use Dillon’s BBQ area
for all their grilling pleasures, while
listening do DJ Andrea Jóns play some
great rock-tunes, so this seems like a
sweet party, all in all.
When:
August 1 - 3
Who:
Jeff Who?, Atómstöðin, Johnny
& The Rest, Dikta, Múgsefjun,
Jan Mayen, Mammút, Shadow
Parade, Tab 22, Brain Police,
Boys in a Band, Momentum,
Severed Crotch and Morðing-
jarnir.
Where:
Dillon, Laugavegur 30
People, foreign countries, architecture
and forms are the themes of the exhi-
bition ‘Formstaklingar’ by photographer
Klængur Gunnarsson that will open in
the Reykjavík Museum of Photography
on July 31. He studied photography in a
small junior college in the northern part
of Sweden but in the next years he will
study in the Iceland Academy of the Arts.
“Photography is a big part of my life and
has been for the last four years. I don’t
see myself without a camera. Without my
camera I take pictures using my eye and
save them in a good place in my mind
where I can enjoy them anytime I want
to. For me, photography is about looking
and seeing how the daylight falls on the
subject and try to capture a beautiful
grey scale or take a picture at the exact
right moment, either way with my came-
ra or my eye,” Gunnarsson explains.
When:
July 31 – September 23
Where:
Reykjavík Museum of Photo-
graphy, Tryggvagata 16
Music
Jack live fest
at dillon
Art
capturing
tHe moment
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