Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.09.2014, Page 51

Two Weeks
The Grapevine picks the events, places and what to experience in the next two weeks
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Reykjavík September 12 - 25 Keep it in your pocket
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DANCE AND SING 'TILL YOU DROP One of
Iceland's more cheerful and upbeat bands, Ljótu
hálfvitarnir ("The Ugly Halfwits") are putting on
not one, but two gigs at Reykjavík's resident cool-
cat club, Café Rósenberg. Expect an over-the-top
merry show with lots of sing-alongs and fun times
from these fine bearded specimens of Iceland's
music scene! And don't worry if you don't under-
stand the lyrics, most of the guests won't know
them, so humming along works just fine. The gig
starts at 22:00, but if half as many people hear
about it as we suspect, you'll want to get there
early to secure yourself a ticket (and a seat).
ROCK OUT, YA'LL Easy-going funk-rockers
Þausk are putting on a show with the psychedelic
rock band Lucy In Blue all the way out in Haf-
narfjörður's Íslenski Rokkbarinn at 23:30. Al-
though this may exclude many of the latte-sipping
101 Reykjavík rats from attending (because, you
know, those hipsters don't have cars), hopefully you,
dear reader, will find a way to get to the unofficial
suburb of Reykjavík. Oh, and admission is free.
Art
50x(30x30)+8
Art
Girls, Girls, Girls
Music
Quintessential ‘90s pop
Iceland’s famous archetypal ‘90s pop band is
back! After celebrating their 25-year anniversary
two years ago, filling Harpa’s concert hall to the
brim, the band is back for more. Nýdönsk is an
Icelandic musical group established in the lord’s
year, 1987. Like with all good ‘80s hits, Nýdönsk’s
lineup is constantly changing, but the music
remains consistently the same. SV
30x30
Art67, Laugavegur 67 (F7) | Free!
September 13
September 12 & 13
‘Girl Culture’ by Lauren Greenfield
The Reykjavík Museum of Photography (D3)
Nýdönsk
Harpa, Eldborg | 19:30 & 22:30 | from 6,090 ISK
Litka is an old Icelandic word for colour, and the
LITKA Art Association has an exhibition dedicated
to just that: colour. The work of 58 diverse artists
will be displayed on 30x30 canvases at Art67, a mix
of 50 paintings and eight watercolour paintings. SV
In this exhibit, the ordinary and the extreme
become intertwined: A teenage girl’s obsession
with appearance and the private suffering of an
anorexic woman; the girl playing dress-up and the
stripper wearing a schoolgirl outfit. The American
photographer Lauren Greenfield examines the
experience of modern womanhood through
portrait images and interviews that cast a light on
the experiences and expressions of women in pop
culture. SV
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