Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.12.2017, Qupperneq 35

Dec 8 - Jan 4
Concerts & Nightlife
Events listed are all live performances and
DJs. Venues are listed by day. For complete
listings and detailed information on venues
visit grapevine.is/happening.
Send your listings to: listings@grapevine.is.
Friday December 8
Live Music: Marcus & Frosti Gringo
21:00 Boston
Improv with Daniel Rorke, Matthías
M. D. Hemstock and Valdi Kolli
21:00 Mengi
Christmas Concert at Lunchtime
12:00 Hallgrimskirkja
Eivör - Christmas Concert
20:30 Húrra
Sigga Beinteins’ Christmas Concert
21:00 Harpa
Saturday December 9
Mosi Frændi
21:00 Bar 11
Diamond Thunder Glam Rock
Concert + Karaoke
22:00 Gaukurinn
Motet Choir Christmas Concert
17:00 Hallgrimskirkja
DJ Styrmir
22:00 Boston
Are (Singapore) og Madonna + Child
20:00 Stofan
Björgvin’s Christmas Guests
17:00 & 21:00 Harpa
Amiina
21:00 Kex Hostel
Sigga Beinteins’ Christmas Concert
21:00 Harpa
Christmas Calors with Chamber
Music Choir of Áskirkja
15:00 hlemmur Square
Eivör - Christmas Concert
17:00 and 20:30 Harpa
Sunday December 10
Xmas Concert//A Band Called Eva
15:00 & 20:00 Iðnó
Skandal (UK), Ottoman, Morpholith,
Slor
22:00 Gaukurinn
Motet Choir Christmas Concert
17:00 Hallgrimskirkja
Free Improv with Guðrún
Edda Gunnarsdóttir & Ólöf
Þorvarðardóttir
21:00 Mengi
SunnuDjass with Ari Bragi Kárason
20:00 Bryggjan Brugghús
Björgvin’s Christmas Guests
17:00 & 21:00 Harpa
Singing Society Advent Concerts
16:00 and 20:00 Langhóltskirkja
Eivör - Christmas Concert
18:00 and 20:30 Harpa
Monday December 11
Björgvin’s Christmas Guests
21:00 Harpa
Tuesday December 12
Björgvin’s Christmas Guests
21:00 Harpa
Kex Jazz: Anna Margrét Sigurðardót-
tir and Friends
20:30 Kex Hostel
Wednesday December 13
Dada Pogrom
20:00 Hlemmur Square
A Completely Vocal Evening
20:00 Loft Hostel
Heðin Ziska Davidsen and Jesper
Pedersen
21:00 Mengi
Live Music: Lovre
21:00 Boston
KLAIS 25th Anniversary
20:00 Hallgrimskirkja
Christmas Concert Sing-together
20:00 Nordic House
Þolly & Friðrik Karlsson’s Christmas
Blues
20:00 Hard Rock Café
Hilda Örvar’s Christmas Concerts
20:00 Akureyrarkirkja
Thursday December 14
Markús & The Diversion Sessions,
Argument, Suð
21:00 Gaukurinn
DJ Erzh
22:00 Boston
Ómkvörnin
18:00 and 21:00 Mengi
Doomcember II: Godchilla,
Morpholith & Witchking
20:00 Húrra
Joey & Félagar
21:00 Prikið
Friday December 15
House of Strike Vol 2
21:00 Gaukurinn
DJ MR.O.D
22:00 Boston
Christmas at Lunchtime
12:00 Hallgrimskirkja
Benefit Concert: Halldóra Björg and
Jazz Band
17:00 Mengi
Music & Poetry: Marteinn Sindri and
Friends
21:00 Mengi
Stefán Hilmarsson Christmas
Concert
20:00 Harpa
KEXMas Jazz with Snorri
Sigurðarson Quartet
12:00 Kex Hostel
Saturday December 16
SYKUR + GDRN
20:00 Húrra
Reykjavíkur Dætur Bash + SxSxSx
21:00 Prikið
Christmas at the Symphony -
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
14:00 and 16:00 Harpa
Skúli Sverrisson & Ólöf Arnalds
21:00 Mengi
Live Music: John Owens
21:00 Boston
Licks (KISS tribute)
23:00 Gaukurinn
DJ Styrmir
23:00 Boston
Children’s Choir Christmas Carols
15:00 Hlemmur Square
Hádeigistónleikar with Valdimar
Guðmundsson
13:00 Bryggjan Brugghúsið

Sunday December 17
SunnuDjass with Anna Gréta
Sigurðardóttir
20:00 Bryggjan Brugghúsið
Christmas Concert with Sigga Eyrún
and Band
15:00 and 20:00 Iðnó
Handmade Sounds / Owl Project:
Halldór Eldjárn, ROSAYN
21:00 Mengi
Christmas Concert with Hvar er
Jónas? in Gym & Tonic
21:00 Kex Hostel
Brák Baroque Ensemble
17:00 Harpa
Touching Christmas Songs
15:00 Nordic House
Monday December 18
Ósómaljóð: Megas, Skúli Sverris & Band
20:00 gamla Bíó
Sigríður Thorlacius & Sigurður
Guðmundsson
20:00 Harpa
Stage Dive Pop
21: 00 Prikið
Tuesday December 19
Briana Marela (US), Pascal Pinon &
DJ Flugvél og Geimskip
20:00 Húrra
KEXMas Jazz: Flosason Family
20:30 Kex Hostel
Wednesday December 20
PJ Glaze, Skrattar, Russian Girls
21:00 Gaukurinn
Sycamore Tree
21:00 Mengi
Live Music: John Owens
21:00 Boston
Christmas with Sissel
18:00 and 20:30 Harpa
Live Music: John Owens
21:00 Boston
Katla
21:00 Kex Hostel
Madonna + Child
20:00 Hlemmur Square
Daníel Hjálmtýsson’s Christmas
Concerts
21:30 Hard Rock Café
Thursday December 21
The Gaian Mind Warmup Party
21:00 Gaukurinn
Kira Kira 1977 - 2017
21:00 Mengi
KEXMAS with Samúel Jón Samúelsson
Big Band
21:00 Kex Hostel
Resident DJ Nite
22:00 Boston
Friday December 22
DJ KGB
22:00 Boston
Christmas Celebration With Snorri
Ásmundsson and Högni Egilsson
21:00 Mengi
KEXMAS Show: Snorri Helgason, Mr.
Silla, Valdimar Guðmundsson and
the KEXMAS All Stars
21:00 Kex Hostel
Saturday December 23
Moses Hightower
22:00 Bryggjan Brugghúsið
Söfnunartónleikar fyrir Eistnaflug:
Metalmessa Eistnaflugs//Metal
Concerts
20:00 Gaukurinn
Live Music: Gareth Fig
21:00 Boston
Bubbi Morthens
22:00 Harpa
Jónas Sig & Ritvélar Christmas
Concert
22:00 Hard Rock Café
Wednesday December 27
Spunk, Dauðyflin, Slvt, Roht,
XGADDAVÍRx + Vegan Cocktails
21:00 Gaukurinn
Norður og Niður Festival
13:00 Harpa
Sigur rós
20:00 Harpa
Icelandic Schnitzel: Janus Bragi &
Loji Höskuldsson
21:00 Mengi
Live Music: John Owens
21:00 Boston
KEX Jazz: Mikael Máni Ásmundsson
Quartet
20:30 Kex Hostel
DJ Musician
20:00 Hlemmur Square
Thursday December 28
Vök + aYia
21:00 Húrra
Norður og Niður Festival
13:00 Harpa
Sigur rós
20:00 Harpa
Live Music: John Owens
21:00 Boston
KEX Jazz: Stína Ágústsdóttir Quartet
20:30 Kex Hostel
Friday December 29
DJ LSVR
22:00 Boston
Norður og Niður Festival
13:00 Harpa
Sigur rós
20:00 Harpa
Saturday December 30
Festive Sounds At New Year’s Eve
16:30 Hallgrimskirkja
DJ Maggi Lego
22:00 Boston
Norður og Niður Festival
13:00 Harpa
Sigur rós
20:00 Harpa
Our Picks

SYKUR & GDRN
16th Dec. - 21:00 - Húrra - 2,000 ISK
SYKUR have been
quietly amassing
their forces for
quite a while, af-
ter a long period
of downtime. One
of Iceland’s abso-
lutely top party
bands, they make
crystalline, puls-
ing electronic
pop music that’s
loaded with laser-
guided tunes and
insistently catchy
earworms. Their
singer, Agnes
Björt Andradóttir,
is a force to be
reckoned with:
she’s a whirling,
dancing, raging,
hyper-glamour
drag amazon,
with a stunning
voice and an
electric stage
presence to
match. If we get
lucky, they might
just drop some
new tunes into
the mix along-
side hits like
“Messy Hair” and
“Reykjavík.” Sup-
port comes from
rising R&B artist
GDRN, who made
a strong show-
ing at Iceland
Airwaves 2017
with her sultry,
simmering pop
sound. This could
be the pre-Christ-
mas party you’re
looking for. JR

Doomcember
Vol. II
14th Dec. - 20:00 -
Húrra - 500 ISK
If you need
some darkness
to balance out
the seasonal joy,
trust Reykjavík’s
goths—they
know where to
find it. AD

Skúli Sver-
risson & Ólöf
Arnalds
16th Dec. - 21:00 -
Mengi - 2,000 ISK
You can never
get enough of
Ólöf and Skúli.
Join them for an
eerie, intimate
concert you
won’t forget. AD

Vök & aYia
28th Dec. - 21:00 - Húrra - 2,500 ISK
If you’ve overdosed on carols, sin-
galongs and Christmas TV jingles—
and don’t have a Norður og Niður
ticket—here’s a show that’ll cleanse
your palate. Vök’s slick electronic
pop is reminiscent of UK sadcore
crooners The XX; aYia present a
more experimental edge along with
their subtle, spacious, ethereal
tunes. JR

Björgvin’s Christmas Guests
10-12th Dec. - 17:00 & 21:00 - Harpa
- 5,990 ISK
Just as winter rolls in with the force
of the wind, so does Björgvin legend-
ary annual X-mas concert. Bjorgvin’s
iconic enthusiasm and powerful
voice is a as heart-warming as jóla-
glögg. Go with family and friends and
have a merry Christmas time. AD
35The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 21 — 2017
Sykur