Category Archives: Iceland Airwaves

Live Video: Reykjavik Calling preview with Ólöf Arnalds and Gudrid Hansdóttir

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 28, 2011

Tonight, KEXP presents the Reykjavik Calling showcase, a FREE concert at Neumos featuring Seattle artists paired with like-minded musicians from Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Local performers include Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger, The Long Winters) with Kyle O’Quin (Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground), David Bazan, Tomo Nakayama (Grand Hallway) and Shelby Earl –Read more…

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Live Video: KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Day 1

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 27, 2011

Three amazing days live in Reykjavik during Airwaves ’11 set the bar impossibly high for KEXP’s first international broadcast. As guests of Iceland, we took over the charming yet hip KEX Hostel in Reykjavik and hosted 15 bands live on air. Most of the acts were local and largely unheard outside of Iceland, but itRead more…

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Live Review: Björk’s Biophilia springs to life in Iceland

By KEXP | Published: October 27, 2011

review by Althea Legaspi Björk has always been an ambitious, compelling figure, from her work in Sugarcubes (a rumored reunion made its rounds during Iceland Airwaves this year, but alas it didn’t come to fruition), to her astounding early solo albums, such as the excellent Debut and Homogenic. Her body of work is as varied,Read more…

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Live Video: Snorri Helgason and Ólöf Arnalds in Iceland

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 26, 2011

This Friday night, KEXP is proud to present Reykjavik Calling, a showcase pairing up artists from Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands with our own local favorites. This year, the “sister city” showcase continues in its second year and features Faroese folk singer Gudrid Hansdóttir paired up with Grand Hallway’s Tomo Nakayama, Greenland’s Nive NielsenRead more…

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Reykjavik Calling showcase this Friday!

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 25, 2011

Following up our first ever international broadcast as guests of Iceland for the Iceland Airwaves ’11 festival, KEXP is proud to present for the second consecutive year the Reykjavik Calling showcase at Neumos this Friday night, October 28, starting at 8PM. Whereas last year’s hugely successful “Sister City” showcase (watch video here) paired Seattle andRead more…

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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Friday: Hjaltalín

By KEXP | Published: October 19, 2011

Iceland group Hjaltalín began in 2004 as a coalition of students aiming to win a songwriting competition, but the seeds were planted and it wasn’t long before the band had added four additional members to fill out their lush chamber pop sound. The addition of violin, bassoon, clarinet and cello to a traditional pop-rock setupRead more…

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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Friday: The Twilight Sad

By KEXP | Published: October 18, 2011

Perennially depressive Scottish rockers The Twilight Sad hit the big time with Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, a moody shoegazing epic wherein even their massive walls of sound couldn’t mask the lyrical darkness lying in shadow. They followed with Forget the Night Ahead, an album that saw the band deviate from tradition with experimentation withRead more…

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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Friday: Other Lives

By KEXP | Published: October 18, 2011

Oklahoma indie rockers Other Lives formed in 2004 as Kunek, releasing one album under that name before their switch. The five members have gained a significant cult following in the years since, and their latest, 2011′s Tamer Animals, has only helped their cause. Their meticulous arrangements border on the cinematic, as ringleader Jesse Tabish guidesRead more…

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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Thursday: Of Monsters and Men

By KEXP | Published: October 18, 2011

Poised to blow worldwide, Iceland’s Of Monsters and Men were the talk of this year’s Iceland Airwaves festival. Singer/guitarists Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Raggi þórhallsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, and guitarist Brynjar Leifsson have been making waves in the international music scene since their 2010 win of Músiktilraunir, Iceland’s national battle of the bands. AlthoughRead more…

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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Thursday: Lay Low

By KEXP | Published: October 16, 2011

Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir was discovered by Cod Music in 2006 after posting a raw demo of her music onto now-obsolete MySpace. As it turns out, Cod was onto something. Under the moniker Lay Low, Sigrúnardóttir recorded and released her debut that same year. In two months, Please Don’t Hate Me went on to sell overRead more…

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