Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.03.2009, Síða 18

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18 | The Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 3 2009
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Just when the good people of Nýlen-
duvöruverzlun Hemma & Valda have
finally finished wiping up the sweat
from our decidedly awesome and totally
engorging Grapevine Grassroots night
#1 – we up and announce another
one. Sorry guys, but the fun we had last
time was too good to pass on another
go. So there you go: We hereby prompt
you to show up to the second edition
of Grapevine Grassroots, a series of
shows meant to promote and support
the many excellent up and coming
bands and musicians currently making
their names in Iceland. As before, the
show is hosted by young scene maestro
Arnljótur Sigurðsson and supported by
Gogoyoko.com.
The bands lined up for the second
edition are Skelkur í bringu, Me, the
Slumbering Napoleon and Kid Twist.
Skelkur í bringu have been playing
for two years and do a strange sort of
experimental rock with a lyrical twist.
Me, the Slumbering Napoleon describe
themselves as a four piece complex
rock band gone simple. They are releas-
ing their first album, The Bloody Core
Of It, this summer, a purported ode to
violence: mental, physical, sexual and
spiritual. Kid Twist on the other hand is
a feedbacking garage/psych/rock band.
They clame their influcences are surf
rock and psychadelia and have been
creating a big buzz at Reykjavík’s bars
over the last few months. Stay tuned.
Who:
Skelkur í bringu, Me, the Slum-
bering Napoleon, Kid Twist
Where:
Nýlenduvöruverzlun
Hemma & Valda,
Laugavegur 21,
101 Reykjavík
When:
March 20th at 9 PM
Music
GrapeviNe Grassroots #2
Músíktilraunir (“music experiments”)
are a milestone in the grassroots music
scene in Iceland. This Icelandic equiva-
lent of Battle of the bands has stayed
strong for 27 years, and has helped
many of Icelands most important art-
ists gain their footing. Allowing young
musicians to step forth and perform on
a semi-professional level and expose
themselves to others makes this one of
the most important events in the music
year for the grassroots scene and pretty
much anyone interested in fresh new
music. The festival will be held for the
27th time this year and will consist of
four semi-final nights from March 27
to March 30 and a final night on April
4. The registration of bands will end
on March 13 and a 6000 ISK entry fee
is required. The event will be held at
the Icelandic Opera except for the final
night, which will be held at Hafnarhúsið
What:
Battle of the Bands
Where:
The Icelandic Opera
Ingólfsstræti 2a, 101 Reykjavík
Final night at Hafnarhúsið
When:
March 27 – March 30
Finals at April 4
Music
tHe
icelaNdic
music
experimeNts
Shine your shoes, comb your hair, tuck
in your shirt: GusGus are back! Friday
March 20th, the local legends will return
to the stage at NASA, and as anyone
can tell you their parties at the club have
gained legendary status in Reykjavík’s
nightlife as jam-packed orgies of sweat,
destruction and slinky disco beats. The
band has just finished its sixth long
player, 24/7, due out in June. GusGus
last played Reykjavík at the Airwaves
festival and have since then kept busy
playing such places as Moscow, Tokyo
and Berlin, ringing in full houses and five
star reviews wherever they set foot. And
seeing that GusGus have packed NASA
to the brims without fail every single time
they’ve played there, their return to the
stage should be a rock solid guarantee
for fun. So head to Nasa on the 20th and
dance your ass off – be sure to score a
ticket at www.midi.is or any of the Skífan
stores in advance.
What:
GusGus
Where:
Nasa, Austurvöllur,
Þorvaldsenstræti 2,
101 Reykjavík
When:
Friday, March 20.
Music
GusGus
are BacK
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Art
tHe last
sileNt movie
An exhibition by renowned artist Susan
Hiller is currently on display at Gallery
101 located at until the 5th of April.
The exhibition is composed of a video
installation, with sound and 24 etchings.
The video/sound piece is composed of
sound recordings of 24 individuals, who
each speak in their native tongue. All
of their languages are now extinct or
in great danger of extinction, with less
then ten people speaking them. Born in
Tallahassee Florida, Hiller now lives and
works out of London and Berlin. Work-
ing with everything from drawing and
photography to installation and video
art. Susan is as also known for her criti-
cal writing, with up to ten publications
of her own writing on various topics
such as cultural politics, gender, femi-
nism, psychoanalysis, post-colonialism,
the paranormal and dreams. Susan
Hiller’s works have been described as
an ‘investigation of the cultural uncon-
sciousness’ because of its focus on the
‘in-between’, the overlooked and the
unexplored. The Gallery is open from
Wednesday to Saturday from 14-17.

Where:
Gallery 101,
Hverfisgata 18a,
101 Reykjavík
When:
February 28 – April 5
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