Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.05.2014, Side 43

Ever wanted to play the castaway, languishing (or perhaps
luxuriating) on a faraway beach, leaving all your troubles on the far
side of the horizon? When the low-fi folk duo My bubba breezes
through town in mid-May, you’ll have your chance. The ladies—one
from Iceland, the other from Sweden—will be singing songs from
their terrific new album, ‘Goes Abroader,’ which is chock-full of
sweet melodies heavily influenced by island sounds and brimming
with all kinds of arresting lyrical understatement. “Island,” the first
single, has generated the most talk, but listen out for some of the
album’s other standouts: the hot and heavy “Poem Found In The
Pocket Of An Amazon,” the country shuffling “Wild & You,” and
the weirdly transporting “Azorean Bull.” Come down to KEX Hostel
and listen to this dynamic duo, kick back with one of the many
craft brews available at the bar and enjoy the naturally relaxed
atmosphere. JP
KEX Hostel | May 14, 21:00 | Free!
English Pub
21:00 Troubadour Ingivalur
Kaffibarinn
22:00 DJ Pabbi
Tuesday May 13
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Ívar & Band
Den Danske Kro
22:00 Troubadour Fannar
English Pub
21:00 Troubadour Tryggvi
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Ladyboy Records DJ Set
KEX Hostel
20:30 Kex Jazz
Wednesday May 14
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Hlynur Ben Album Release
Concert
English Pub
22:00 Troubadour Raggi
Kaffibarinn
22:00 DJ Kári
KEX Hostel
21:00 My bubba
Mengi
21:00 James McVinnie
Thursday May 15
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Símon FKNHNDSM
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Prinsessan And Durtarnir
Dillon
21:00 The Dirty Deal Blues Band
Dubliner
20:00 Musical Mystery
English Pub
21:00 Troubadour Roland
Harpa
19:30 Jorge Luis Prats plays Tchai-
kovsky
Hressó
22:00 Saxxy House
Lavabarinn
21:00 Introbeats
Mengi
21:00 Christof Schiller
Friday May 16
Bar 11
21:00 DJ Orri
Celtic Cross
23:59 DJ Egill
Dubliner
20:00 Troubadour Ellerts
English Pub
21:00 Troubadours Ingivalur, Tryggvi
and Raggi
Fríkirkjan
21:00 Bláskjár
Gamli Gaukurinn
23:00 Mr Mookie
Hressó
21:00 Mr Mookie
Kaffibarinn
22:00 DJ Alfons X
Lavabarinn
22:00 DJ Borg
Park
21:00 DJ Frikki Frigore
Saturday May 17
Bar 11
21:00 DJ Orri
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Oddur The Drummer & Band
Celtic Cross
23:59 DJ Plan B
Dillon
21:00 Bellstop
Dubliner
20:00 Tjokko
English Pub
21:00 Troubadours Hjalmar & Dagur /
Eiríkur & Steini
Harpa
20:00 Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell
23:00 Meatloaf – Bat Out Of Hell
Hressó
22:00 End Of Exams Garden Party
Húrra
22:00 Cell7 / Subterranean
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Dansa Meira with Már &
Níelsen
Lavabarinn
23:00 DJ Yamaho
Mengi
21:00 Janelle Leppin & Anthony
Piroque
Park
21:00 DJ Frikki Frigore
Sunday May 18
English Pub
21:00 Troubadour Danni
Gamli Gaukurinn
Harpa
17:00 Selkórinn Choir: By Reykjavík
Lake
20:00 Selkórinn Choir: By Reykjavík
Lake
Hressó
22:00 Live Jazz Jam Session
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Kristinn Pálsson
Monday May 19
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Gímaldin
English Pub
21:00 Troubadour Tryggvi
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Alfons X
Tuesday May 20
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Sessý & Co.
Drifting Out To Sea
My bubba album release concert
An evening rocking out with Brain Police
In the wake of last month’s Tectonics festival, the wonderful
Raflost experimental festival serves as a sanctuary from the
banality of everyday life. It is dedicated to professionals and
students of all art forms who use electricity or electronic
equipment in their artistic creations. Some of the pioneering
performers at this year's festival include AJO Ensemble from
Norway, who will interpret pieces from avant-garde king
Karlheinz Stockhausen, obtrusive Icelandic collective S.L.A.T.U.R,
Stórleikar and DJ Flugvél og geimskip. RAFTLOST's aim is
to stimulate the Reykjavík electronic art scene presenting
the newest and most interesting in electronic art technology.
Leave all the pop music alone for a weekend or two, and come
and fill your head, heart and ears with some raw, inspiring
reverberations. LC
Elecroconvulsive Adventures For your Soul
Raflost Festival
All over Reykjavík | May 19-23 | Free!
English Pub
21:00 Troubadour Ingivalur
Harpa
12:15 The Icelandic Opera Lunch-
time Concerts
Hressó
21:00 Mr Mookie
Kaffibarinn
22:00 Pilsner a.k.a DJ 2.25
KEX Hostel
20:30 KEX Jazz
Wednesday May 21
Café Rosenberg
21:00 Choir & Band
English Pub
21:00 Troubadour Roland
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