Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.10.2008, Page 30

B2 | The Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 16 2008
Listings
We’ve waited and waited and it’s finally
here. Bands from all over the world will
be heading to down town Reykjavik
October 15-19 to play their hearts out
at the biggest music festival in Iceland.
Keep your eye out for up and coming
bands that will knock your socks off as
well as old favourites that are ready to
delight you with their killer live shows.
This year’s line up includes interna-
tional band like Vampire Weekend, El
Perro Del Mar and These New Puritans
and local bands like FM Belfast, Benni
Hemm Hemm and Celestine.
In addition to the music check out the
special screenings of the film Electronic
Reykjavik and the party at the Blue
Lagoon.
With over 150 bands this year, this
festival will take endurance (to hit up
act after act and dance, dance, dance,)
concentration (to study the schedule
and know which acts you want to see,)
and a high tolerance for alcohol. So
start training now.
What
Music Festival
Where:
Several Venues
in Downtown Reykjavik
When:
October 15-19
Check out:
www.icelandairwaves.com
for more information
Music
airwaves...
it´s time!
Since 2006, Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardót-
tir, guitarist and keyboarder for the
popular group Benny Crespo’s Gang,
has performed nationwide by her stage
name Lay Low. In her short time in the
limelight, Lay Low has had quite an im-
pact on the Icelandic music scene. She
won two Icelandic Music Awards in 2006
and was voted most popular Icelandic
artist shortly after.
Her sultry vocals and her confident stage
presence make her a memorable starlet
with a knack for folk rhythms. A prolific
songwriter as well, Lay Low has a poetic
lyricism that recalls an edgier Alison
Krauss.
This will be the release show of her new
album, “Farewell Good Night’s Sleep”,
which will be released in Iceland on the
16 October. Lay Low is also performing
at this year’s Airwaves the same night, so
consider this performance a preview.
Where:
Fríkirkjan Church
Laufásvegi 13, 101 Reykjavík
When:
Thursday, October 16, 21:00
Music
stand tall with laY low
Johannes Sveinsson Kjarval who lived
from 1885 to 1972, is know as an Ice-
landic art legend and is Iceland’s most
famous painter. He is so well respected
that his portrait is depicted on the 2000
krona banknote. His work is on display
now until December 31 at the Reykjavik
Art Museum.
The painter grew up on the East Bor-
garfjord bay and much of his artwork
features the soft colours and the rich
texture of the bucolic countryside. He
filled his work with a mixture of the
rugged landscapes of Iceland and the
mythical sprit of the country’s culture
and history. His work has been exhib-
ited around the world at prestigious art
galleries like the Chelsea in New York
and the Museum of Modern Art.
Where:
Reykjavik Art Museum
Tryggvagata 17
When:
Now - December 31
Open 10:00 – 17:00 daily
Art
master
Painter
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