Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.07.2011, Page 49

M U S I C
CONCERTS & NIGHTLIFE IN JULY
Sódóma
21:00 The Doons Tribute, 1000 ISK
Thorvaldsen
20:00 Salsa Night, mojito offer
Trúnó
20:00 Queer beer Night: DJ Blue
Screen - Electro night
Vegamót
22:00 DJ Símon

8 |FRI
Austur
22:00 DJ Bogi
B5
00:00 Local DJ
Bakkus
00:00 Local DJ
Bar 46
18:00 Pop Quiz
Barbara
00:00 DJ Manny
Café Oliver
22:00 Local DJ
23:00 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, 3 for 1
cocktails for ladies
Café Rosenberg
22:00 Blue Monday
Celtic Cross
01:00 Live Music
Den Danske Kro
22:00 Live Music
Dubliner
21:00 T Vil Trubador
00:30 Hjalm n band
Eldborg, Harpa
20:00 Maria Joao Pires & Vengerov,
from 6900 ISK
English Pub
21:30 Live Music
Esja
22:00 Resident DJ
Hressó
22:00 Silfur, followed by DJ Fúsi
Kaffibarinn
00:00 Local DJ
Kaldalón, Harpa
17:00 Voces Masculorum - Icelandic a
capella, 3000 ISK
Norðurljós, Harpa
19:00 Hárið, 3950 ISK
Sólon
00:00 DJ Rikki G
Thorvaldsen
24:00 Local DJ
Trúnó
20:00 HoMojito Night: DJ Óli - Golden
Oldies
Vegamót
22:00 DJ Jónas
9 |SAT
Austur
22:00 DJ Jónas
B5
00:00 Local DJ
EXTREME CHILL FESTIVAL 2011
UNDIR JÖKLI 5-7 AUGUST
HELLISSANDUR / SNÆFELLSNES

Disco From The Uncanny Valley
Robot Disco presents: Eargoggle and KAN3DA
Lucky Records and Bakkus
July 12, 16:00 (Lucky Records) / July 13, 21:00 (Bakkus)
0 ISK (Lucky Records) / 1.500 ISK (Bakkus)
Collective Robot Disco was recently founded in Reykjavík, staging club nights at
Bakkus on a monthly basis since February. The music played is pure electro of
schools both new and old, with the proposed aim of seeking out ‘the roots’ of elec-
tronic/dance music (they also appropriately project scenes from cult sci-fi flicks).
The events have been fairly well attended, building tension on the dance floor and
unleashing some rare gems deep from the vault. In attendance are among others
a few devoted Icelandic electro-boogie lovers and people lucky enough to stumble
in on DJ-sets of everything from the aquatic soundscapes of the seminal Detroit
masters Drexciya, to the soulful, '80s madness of Egyptian Lover.
This summer, Robot Disco is importing two Swedish electro units from Gothen-
burg, Luke Eargoggle and KAN3DA, who are both on tour in Europe. They cook up
a stew of icy electro, full of eerie melodies and mechanised-sounding abstractions.
There is a warm-up gig at Lucky Records on Hverfisgata on July 12 from 16:00 to
19:00, with free waffles and coffee for attendees. The main concert is at Bakkus on
July 13, at 21:00. Tickets are being sold for 1.500 ISK at Lucky Records and Spúút-
nik on Laugavegur. Bring your dancing shoes and a robotised outlook on life.
1 Converge
Dark Horse
2 A-Ha
Hunting High And Low
3 Fucked Up
Turn The Season
4 Steve Reich
DOUBLE SEXTET MOVEMENT
3: FAST
5 Squarepusher
My Red Hot Car
6 George Michael
Fastlove
Grapevine Top 6 Most
Played tracks during the
making of this issue
12
July
13
July
THE BEST FESTIVAL (TOO
BAD ‘BESTIVAL’ IS TAKEN)
Everyone’s playing!
The Best Festival
July 8, 15:00 – July 10 06:00
Pre-sale: 7.900 ISK / On-site: 9.500 ISK
There’s a music festival in the South
of Iceland next weekend and it claims
to be ‘THE BEST FESTIVAL’. That’s its
name in any case. Now, we have no
way of assessing whether their claims
are true (for one it hasn’t happened
yet, and also we don’t really go to that
many festivals so we wouldn’t have a
comparison) but their line-up looks
rather impressive. For starters, they’re
hosting a comeback by the one and
only Quarashi! Yes, Quarashi are back!
Stick ‘em up, y’all! This is fairly exciting
for reasons that should be obvious to
anyone who’s somewhat familiar with
Icelandic music.
But there’s more! SSsól are playing!
And GusGus! And XXX Rottweiler!
And Steindi Jr! And Agent Fresco! And
Valdimar! And Legend! And The Dande-
lion Seeds! And We Could Really Go On
For A While Counting Band Names But
We’ll Stop Now However They Do Have
A Website That Lists All The Bands
And Attractions The Address Is Www.
Utihatid.Is.
So pack up a tent and some bren-
nivín if this sounds like something you’d
be into.
8
July
10
July
Situated in the Central Bank´s main building in Kalkofnsvegur 1, Reykjavík.
Open Mon.-Fri. 13:30-15:30. Free admittance.
Numismatic Museum
The Central Bank and National Museum of Iceland jointly operate
a numismatic collection that consists of Icelandic notes and coins,
foreign money from earlier times, especially if mentioned in Icelan-
dic sources, and more recent currency from Iceland’s main trading
partner countries. A selection from the numismatic collection is on
display in showcases on the ground floor of the Central Bank’s main
building.
Suðurgata 41 · 101 Reykjavík · Tel. +354 530-2200 · www.natmus.is
The country’s largest
museum of cultural
history featuring a
permanent exhibition on
Iceland’s extraordinary
history from settlement
to present day.
Opening hours:
Summer
(May 1st – September 15th)
Daily 10–17
Winter
(September 16th – April 30th)
Daily except Mondays 11–17
National Museum of Iceland