Reykjavík Grapevine - 17.10.2008, Qupperneq 22

Ólafur Páll / radio broadcaster, iceland
About Airwaves I like the atmosphere in the whole
town the most. I’ve lived here for five months, and
now as Airwaves is on, it is really different with all the
off-venues and all the people coming to town for the
festival. Also I like to go from one venue to the other
and discover new bands.
Brynjar / Student, iceland
Munich were brilliant! And Hjaltalín, when they play-
ed Páll Óskars’s song (Þó komst við hjartað í mér).
That was just crazy. I find Airwaves this year quite
similar to last year. There are not as many big names,
but its’ still great, and the pizza is as good as always.
Sophie / government worker, Canada
We’ve seen Bloodgroup, BB & Blake, Simian Mobile
Disco and Retro Stefson. We’ve been here since
Sunday and really love Reykjavík. People here, they
are so stylish and cool. In Canada we have lots of
people, but most of them are idiots. Here, you have
few people, they are cool and all have good sense
for fashion and music. That’s amazing!
Although the financial meltdown probably
hasn’t been too kind to your wallet, there’s no
reason not to look your best at this year’s Air-
waves festival. Inside Auga Fyrir Auga on the
corner of Klapparstígur and Hverfisgata, four
girls decided to empty their wardrobes for you
to enjoy and have stuffed the gallery with eye-
catching second-hand clothes. Prices range from
only 500 to 5000 ISK, which must be the best
deal in town, and with a selection equal to a top
of the line fashion boutique you can easily dig
up some stunning treasures, from chic dresses,
belts and boots to one-of-a-kind leather jackets.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to dress up
from top to toe for a laughable price. The shop
will be open today from 12 to 17.
BUY
SHiT!
FRIENDLY ADVICE FROM A GRAPEVINE
JOURNALIST ON WHERE TO FIND THE GRE-
ATEST BARGAINS, INSPIRED BY YEARS
SPENT ON THE BARGAIN HUNT.
wOrDS bY STeinunn JaKObSDÓTTir
Margrét Lóa Jónsdóttir made a life long dream
become a reality when she opened the Gallery
Maríó this September. Located on Laugavegur
82, the gallery’s goal is to offer a good selection
of prints and drawings by a number of Iceland’s
leading artists for a price people can afford.
“I only choose artists that I find exciting
and want to offer art works by both established
and emerging young artists, today’s pioneers in
Iceland’s art scene. My goal is to make art easily
accessible so everyone can enjoy it and focus on
the many positive things happening in Iceland’s
society. We have an incredibly f lourishing art
scene and that’s what we should emphasize on
today,” explains Margrét.
The gallery features, among other things,
unique T-shirts and drawings by Jóhann Ludwig
Torfason, political illustrations by Halldór Bal-
dursson and Hallgrímur Helgason, paintings
by FM Belfast’s singer Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdót-
tir, posters by Birgir Snæbjörnsson and comics
by Hugleikur Dagsson. Instead of buying some
typical souvenirs drop in at Marío and invest in
some unique Icelandic art. The gallery will be
open this weekend from 14 to 18.
You know the saying – ‘one man’s junk is anoth-
er man’s treasure’. That’s exactly the atmosphere
inside Reykjavík’s indoor f lea marked Kolaportið
on any given weekend. Located down by the har-
bour, the market features almost countless stalls
that fill almost every inch inside the huge space.
As you can expect at other f lea markets, there’s
a lot of junk to be found in Kolaportið, but clever
hunters who take their time looking for that spe-
cial something might stumble upon some really
great bargains. Stalls filled with old vinyl and
CD’s, movies, second-hand clothes, shoes, jewel-
lery and antique furniture and even new designs
by young Icelandic designers can be found. And
there are eatable things too. The best potatoes
and ‘harðfiskur’ (dried fish) you’ll find in the
city in fact, as well as stacks of traditional Ice-
landic candy and fermented shark. Kolaportið is
open every weekend from 11:00 – 17:00.
kOLAPORTIÐ
FLEA MARkET
GALLERY
MARIO
AuGA FYRIR
AuGA
Eva Fanney / Student, iceland
I saw Familjen. We arrived just in time for the con-
cert, managed to squeeze in front but then they were
delayed so we were stuck inside the packed venue
The show was way too crowded so you couldn’t real-
ly enjoy it. But we went to NASA to see Motion Boys.
That was crazy! And Ulta Mega Teknóbandið Stefán.
That was the best concerts I’ve seen so far! They are
a bunch of maniacs!