Reykjavík Grapevine - sep. 2021, Blaðsíða 19

19The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 09— 2021
Event Picks
It's always an event when
Iceland’s most interesting
director, "orleifur Örn Arnar-
son, puts on a play in Iceland. German-
speakers can see his older work in
Germany, Austria or Switzerland. But for
those that don’t understand Icelandic,
don’t worry, we got you. "orleifur has
compiled Iceland’s best musicians—
everyone from Bríet to Sturla Atlas to
Cyber—in his production of Shake-
speare's classic, Romeo and Juliet. The
play is already making waves and the
music is already topping the charts. VG
You’ve never heard of KK? What have
you been doing with your life? KK is Ice-
land’s best blues musician, a legendary
songwriter and he’s been part of the
Icelandic national soul since the early
‘90s. Finally, someone noticed this won-
derful musician outside of Iceland—or,
rather, a trio of people: former Pearl
Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, actor and
director Sean Penn, and Cat Power,
another wonderful musician in her own
right. Cat Power covered KK’s beautiful
song “I think of angels”, and Eddie Ved-
der used it in Sean Penn’s movie, Flag
Day, so obviously the movie’s going to
be a masterpiece. VG
Composer Hildur Gu!nadóttir, best
known for her work in both television
and film, has now brought her talent
to a new medium: video games! No, not
Fortnite, come on! The award-winning
composer is making music for Battle-
field 2042. The first-person shooter
will be released on PC, Playstation and
Xbox on October 22nd, and Hildur’s
score for the game will be released
around that time on vinyl and stream-
ing services. But what makes this even
more interesting is that Hildur’s col-
laborator in the project is her husband,
Sam Slater. VG
MUSIC
NEWS

Daydreams
Sep. 4th and 11th - 15:00 -
Bor#arleikhúsi! - 3,300 ISK
A dance performance for children
from the a#e of two with the Ice-
landic Dance Company. A #irl travels
the Earth’s wonders, throu#h the
woods and across the sea, where
she meets animals whose proper-
ties she deeply desires. We’re sold!
The piece is 40-minutes lon#, fol-
lowed by a small dance workshop
for those interested. VG

Nordic Affect, Rafi" Og Huldan
Sep. 4th - 21:00 - Men#i - 2,500 ISK
If you’re wondering what the musical
genius Bára Gísladóttir has been
up to during the pandemic, look no
further. Nordic Affect will perform at
Mengi with Mikeal Lind and Lilja María
Ásmundsdóttir, and Bára will perform
a live electronic soundscape...
whatever that means. This is cutting
edge, hyper artsy activity that will
connect you straight with another
dimension. VG
Reykjavík International Literary Festival 2021
Sep. 8th-11th - Various places - free admission
Feel like you’re not
reading enough? Do
we have the event
for you! The Reykjavík
International Literary
Festival is crawling with
bookworms, writers and
even commissioning
editors from
HarperCollins in Holland,
showcasing the best
literature in Europe. This
year will be nothing less
than spectacular, with
writers from our First
Lady Eliza Reid to Monika
Fagerholm, who won the
Nordic Council Literature
Prize in 2020. RILF has
established itself as the
most exciting literary
event in Iceland and
it's guaranteed that
you will not only meet
your favourite Icelandic
authors, you might also
have a beer or two with
them while debating
your postmodern take
on Einar Áskell. This
festival is not only fun,
it's free. VG
Music
Concerts & Ni#htlife
Events are listed by day, and are all live performances
or DJ sets. For complete listin#s and detailed
information on venues visit #rapevine.is/happenin#
Send your listin#s to: listin#s@#rapevine.is
Friday September 3rd
Reykjavík Jazz Festival: Óskar
Gu"jónsson
12:00 Fríkirkjan
Reykjavík Jazz Festival: Tómas R.
Einarsson & Ra# nhildur Gísladót tir
17:00 & 20:00 Harpa
Our Classics: Iceland Symphony
Orchestra
20:00 Harpa
Saturday September 4th
Sólstafir & Kontinuum
20:00 Gaukurinn
Reykjavík Jazz Festival: Svane bor#
Kardyb & Kadi Vija Key Pro ject
16:30 Harpa
Reykjavík Jazz Festival: Phil Doyle's
PolyHarmonic Ensemble & Melissa
Aldana Quartet
20:00 Harpa
Reykjavík Jazz Festival: Los Bom-
boneros Y Sus Bombasticos
22:30 Harpa
Böss
20:00 Sku##abaldur
Sunday September 5th
Roots Over the Sea: Classical Ma#ic
of Eastern Europe
16:00 Harpa
Tuesday September 7th
Karaoke
20:00 Gaukurinn
Wednesday September 8th
Starri & Salamandra
20:00 Gaukurinn
Folk Music Session
17:00 Kex Hostel
Thursday September 9th
Karma Bri#ade
20:00 Gaukurinn
Bertrand de Billy conducts Brahms:
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
19:30 Harpa
Quiz
21:00 Lebowski Bar
Sycamore Tree
20:30 Mál o# Mennin#
Friday September 10th
Nexion Release Show with Nyrst &
Múr Nexion
20:00 Gaukurinn
Rö#nvaldur Bor#$órsson Quartet
20:00 Sku##abaldur
Saturday September 11th
Bló"mör, Ara#rúi & Mersier
20:00 Gaukurinn
Sunday September 12th
Andervel & Strin#s 20:00
20:00 Mál o# Mennin#
Silva %ór"ardóttir & Stein#rímur
Tea#ue
20:00 Sku##abaldur
Monday September 13th
Mæ"raveldi"
20:00 Mál o# Mennin#
Tuesday September 14th
Karaoke
20:00 Gaukurinn
Wednesday September 15th
Fó#etarnir
20:00 Gaukurinn
Thursday September 16th
Buckin# Fastards
20:00 Gaukurinn
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony: Ice-
land Symphony Orchestra
19:30 Harpa
Quiz
21:00 Lebowski Bar
Friday September 17th
Party Karaoke
20:00 Gaukurinn
Nykur
21:00 Harpa
Sunday September 19th
Sin#er Son#writer Ni#ht
20:00 Gaukurinn
Tuesday September 21st
Karaoke
20:00 Gaukurinn
Wednesday September 22nd
Apocalypstick Dra# Show
20:00 Gaukurinn
Elísa beth Plank
19:30 Harpa
Thursday September 23rd
Ultra Ma#nús
20:00 Gaukurinn
Quiz
21:00 Lebowski Bar
Friday September 24th
Kin#killer 20:00
20:00 Gaukurinn
GDRN
20:00 Háskólabíó
Saturday September 25th
Dynfari Release Show
20:00 Gaukurinn
Stjörnu-Sævari and the Iceland
Symphony Orchestra 14:00
20:00 Harpa
Sunday September 26th
Sibelius - the Youn# Orchestra of the
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
17:00 Harpa
Tuesday September 28th
Karaoke
20:00 Gaukurinn
Thursday September 30th
Jónas Si# and band
20:00 Bæjarbíó
Mæ"raveldi"
20:00 Gaukurinn
Dvorák Cello Concerto - Iceland
Symphony Orchestra
19:30 Harpa
Quiz
21:00 Lebowski Bar
Si#ur"ur Gu"mundsson
20:30 Salurinn
September 3rd — September 30th