Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.11.2013, Blaðsíða 4

At the seashore the giant lobster makes
appointments with mermaids and landlubbers.
He waves his large claws, attracting those desiring
to be in the company of starfish and lumpfish.
> Only 45 minutes drive from Reykjavík
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by the sea
and a delicious lobster
at Fjörubordid in Stokkseyri
Reykjavík
Stokkseyri
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Hej!
I was in Reykjavik on the 5th of october and I saw a band
playing out on the streets in the middle of the day. At first I
thought they where playing for tips, but they didn't seem to
be. I saw them later on down in the harbor and stopped to
listen, there were two women singing and playing instru-
ments and one guy just playing. I stopped to listen to one
song and I really got goosebumps, not only from the cold
wind :) I really liked them but I never got the name of the
band or any of their songs. I tried googling but I haven't
been able to find out anything! I thought you guys might
know more!
I remember that the guy was blonde and one of the
girls had red hair and a norweigan style sweater. They
seemed to be icelandic and also spoke english. There was
a girl with a small handheld camera filming them and the
crowd and two other guys taking pictures while they were in
the harbor.
And if you know who they are or meet them some-
where, tell them they are awesome!
//My from Sweden
Hæ, My!
We at Grapevine are rather proud of our collective musical
knowledge, and when we read your letter, we immediately
thought of...well, no one. The thing is, there are an awful lot of
bands in Reykjavík, many of which feature blonds, women, in-
struments, and Icelandic/English speakers. However, we really
did want to try and help you find your goosebump-inspiring
trio, so we put our heads together and came up with a short
and not at all comprehensive list of Icelandic bands with three
members (or more...maybe they weren’t playing as a full band),
which fit most, if not all, of the basic requirements:
• Amaba Daba
• amiina (redheaded member)
• Angist
• Boogie Trouble (ginger lead singer)
• Benny Crespo’s Gang
• Hjaltalín
• Kjurr
• mammút
• múm
• Oyama
• Pascal Pinon
• Samaris
• Sykur
It is, of course, perfectly likely that you just saw the inaugural
show of some as-yet unknown up-and-comers. So if you don’t
find the band you’re looking for in the list above, maybe you’ll
find something that you’ll enjoy just as much. Let us know if
you figure it out!
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send
your letters to: letters@grapevine.is
Sour grapes & stuff
MOST AWESOME LETTER
Hi,
I recently arrived home after visiting Reykjavik for Airwaves
'13. It was my fourth visit and by far the most eventful.
Soon after arriving I was struck down with fever and ab-
dominal pain. Hoping it would pass I tried to recover with
rest, but it soon became clear I would need treatment.
Taken by ambulance to hospital I was treated absolutely
superbly by everyone involved. The Paramedics were fantas-
tic, the doctors and nurses I came into contact with couldn't
do enough to make me comfortable. Not only that but the
speed and how I was kept updated about diagnosis was very
impressive. I felt totally safe in your hands.
I would like therefore to say a huge thanks to everyone
that I met at Landspitali. You are a credit to your profession
and a credit to your country.
As for Airwaves 14....when are early bird tickets on sale?
Kind regards
Adam Fielding
Hæ, Adam-
It isn’t often that a person forks out a load of money for a pass
to an international music festival, flies across an ocean, gets
struck down by the kind of pain and suffering that requires a
hospital visit, and then feels so positive about the whole thing
that he sends complimentary letters to local papers and starts
planning a return visit. We are happy that the good people at
Landspitali made you happy. Sadly, there are all too many coun-
tries in the world (cough—AMERICA—cough) where medical
care for *citizens* is neither as prompt nor as comprehensive...
let alone for visitors.
We hope that you got to see a bit of Airwaves before you were
laid low, and are glad you’ll be back for another round of music
madness next year—minus the ambulance.
Hafðu það gott!
The Grapevine
Issue 17 — 2013 4

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