Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.12.2015, Qupperneq 35

This issue’s picker is Snorri Ásmundsson, one of Iceland’s most
notorious artists. Snorri’s art is provocative, to say the least (he’s
still searching for a corpse for a long-time project of his, and selling
absolution to businessmen), and he presents his work—music and
art alike—all over the world. He’s also just released a new Christmas
album called ‘Jólasveit og Jóladís’, for which he's throwing an album
release party on December 12 at the National Gallery of Iceland. Snorri
describes himself as a bona fide citizen of the world, who follows his
muse from place to place; provocative, a typical Scorpio. He says his
dislike of crowds makes him not much of a concert-goer, but he’s drawn
to electronic and happy music.
You can find the events our picker of the issue found to be interesting
spread out over the music and art pages, marked with this icon.
Photo by GAS
Sykur has long been a beacon in Iceland’s galaxy of electronic
music. The glamorous singer Agnes pulls us in, sporting killer
heels, whipping her pink dreadlocks back and forth, growling her
way into our soul. GKR, on the other hand, has the Icelandic hip-
hop scene wrapped around his finger (not the middle one—he’s
too nice for that). His artistic take on the most important meal of
the day in “Morgunmatur” (“Breakfast”) is so mesmerising that
audiences from all corners of the island forget that they, too, have
breakfast every morning. Whoa. HBG
Photo by Eric Luyten
MUSIC
CONCERTS & NIGHTLIFE
Saturday December 5
Aurora Centre
16:00 Margrét Arnardóttir
Bar 11
22:30 Skerðing
Bar Ananas
22:00 Ívar Pétur (of FM Belfast fame) DJ
Set
Boston
22:00 Byssukisi vs. Silja Glömmi DJ set
Café Rosenberg
22:00 Soffía Björg & Kristín Birna
Dillon
20:00 Daníel Hjálmtýsson & Benjamín
Náttmörður Árnason: Christmas
Croon & Swoon
Frederiksen Ale House
21:00 DJ Hrönn
English Pub
21:00 Troubadours Andri P / Ingi
Valur & Tryggvi
Gaukurinn
21:30 Gloryride / Collective
/ Diamond Thunder / Leikhús
Fáránleikans / Brot
Harpa
20:00 Sigga Beinteins Christmas
concert
Húrra
22:00 DJ KGB Soundsystem
KEX Hostel
21:00 Live Concert with Högni Egilsson
Loft hostel
20:00 Reykjavíkurdætur Video
Premiere
Mengi
21:00 Ólöf Arnalds
Stofan
22:00 DJ Dorrit
Vodafone Hall
16:00 Rokkjötnar: Mastadon /
DIMMA / The Vintage Caravan /
Kontinuum / Muck / Bootlegs /
Meistarar dauðans / Sólstafir
Sunday December 6
Bryggjan
20:00 Sunday Jazz
English Pub
22:00 Troubadour Arnar
Harpa
20:00 Kristján Jóhannsson’s Christmas
Concert
Húrra
21:00 Open mic night
Langholtskirkja
16:00 The Singing Society Advent
Concert
20:00 The Singing Society Advent
Concert
Stofan
22:00 Árni Vector DJ Set
Monday December 7
Café Rosenberg
22:00 The Icelandic Academy of the
Arts Christmas concert
English Pub
22:00 Troubadours Ingi Valur &
Tryggvi
Húrra
21:00 Monday Jazz
Tuesday December 8
Café Rosenberg
22:00 Borgardætur
English Pub
22:00 Troubadour Biggi
Gaukurinn
21:00 FÍH Big Band / Karaoke Night
Harpa
12:15 Kúnstpása - The Opera in the
Advent
Kaffibarinn
22:00 DJ John BRNLV
KEX Hostel
20:30 KEXJazz: Stefan Bauer
Quartet
Wednesday December 9
Café Rosenberg
22:00 Borgardætur
English Pub
22:00 Troubadours Ellert & Roland
Gaukurinn
21:20 Girl Power Concert: Sockface
/ Jarþrúður Karlsdóttir
/ Grúska Babúska / Björk
Viggósdóttir
WAR
IS
OVER!
IF YOU WANT IT
Happy Christmas from John & Yoko
(and The Laundromat Cafe)
YES, IT IS TRUE!
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Harpa
21:00 Múlinn Jazz Club: Sigurður
Flosason & Stefan Bauer
Húrra
20:00 SVIN / Kælan Mikla /
X-Heart
Thursday December 10
Bar Ananas
22:00 DJ Styrmir
Café Rosenberg
22:00 Borgardætur
Dillon
20:00 Tófa
English Pub
22:00 Troubadours Eiki & Steini
Frederiksen Ale House
21:00 DJ Addi
Gaukurinn
21:00 Open Jam Session: X-mas Edition
Hlemmur square
21:00 Markús Acoustic set
KEX Hostel
21:00 Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big
Band
Mengi
21:00 Umbra Chamber Group
Paloma
22:00 RVK Soundsystem
23:00 RVK DNB (downstairs)
Stofan
22:00 Indriði
Friday December 11
Bar 11
22:30 Vertigo
Bar Ananas
22:00 DJ Óli Dóri
Boston
22:00 DJ Rósa Ísfeld
Café Rosenberg
22:00 Ylja Christmas Concert
Dillon
22:00 Foreign Land
English Pub
21:00 Troubadours Alexander /
Hjálmar & Dagur
Frederiksen Ale House
21:00 DJ Hrönn
Gaukurinn
23:00 Skjálftavaktin
Hallgrímskirkja
12:00 Schola Cantorum’s Advent
concert II
Húrra
21:00 Singapore Sling / Skelkur í
Bringu / DJ Simon FKNHNDSM
KEX Hostel
12:15 KEXJazz: Sigurður Flosason
Quartet plays Christmas Jazz
Mengi
21:00 Shahzad & Gyða Valtýsdóttir
Paloma
23:00 President Bongo / DJ
Casanova
Stofan
22:00 Krystal Carma DJ Set
Saturday December 12
Bar 11
22:30 Diamond Thunder / Gloryride
Bar Ananas
22:00 DJ Styrmir
Boston
22:00 DJ Herr Gott
Café Rosenberg
22:00 Alma Rut
Dillon
22:00 The Roulette
English Pub
21:00 Troubadours Ingi Valur &
Tryggvi / Biggi
Frederiksen Ale House
21:00 DJ Eyjfjörð
Gaukurinn
22:00 The Roulette
Harpa
14:00 Christmas at the Symphony
16:00 Christmas at the Symphony
17:00 Stafa Frá Stjörnu
Húrra
21:00 Sykur / GKR
Iðnó
21:00 R.A. the Rugged Man / A-F-
R-O / Mr. Green
Mengi
21:00 Johanna Sulkunen & Hilmar
Jensson
National Gallery of Iceland
16:00 Snorri Ásmundsson Christmas
Album Release Concert
Stofan
22:00 DJ Myth
Tjarnarbíó
21:00 Skúli Mennski Tribute Concert
Sunday December 13
English Pub
22:00 Troubadour Ingunn
Harpa
14:00 Christmas at the Symphony
Húrra
Naustin (D3) | 21:00 | Admission: 1,000 ISK
Expect To Be Showered In Sugar
Sykur / GKR
12
December