Tag Archives: Retro Stefson

2012 Top Ten List Spotlight: Iceland Bands

By Jim Beckmann | Published: December 21, 2012

For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown, as voted on by our listeners! Voting ends today, Friday, December 21st, so let us know your favorites right now, and tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if yourRead more...

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Live Video: Retro Stefson at KEX Hostel

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 21, 2012

As if broadcasting 15 bands live on air during our broadcast from Iceland Airwaves wasn’t enough, we couldn’t help ourselves from recording as much local music as possible -- there are just too many great bands on that small island nation! Throughout the week, we found ourselves invading bands’ practice spaces, studios, and even theirRead 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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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Wednesday: Retro Stefson

By KEXP | Published: October 13, 2011

Retro Stefson began when most of the members were still in middle school, and, unlike most bands so young, managed to stay together long enough to burst onto the scene via 2006′s Iceland Airwaves festival. Now, five years later, the band is celebrating the release of their second album, Kimbabwe, following long and successful touring.Read more...

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Song of the Day: Retro Stefson - Kimba

By Jason Kinnard | Published: October 11, 2011

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Finally, KEXP has been invited to broadcast live from Iceland, so this week we are featuring songsRead more...

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SIFF “Face the Music” preview: Backyard

By Jim Beckmann | Published: May 25, 2011

In Icelandic filmmaker Arni Sveinsson’s documentary Backyard, musician Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson brings together his friends and other musicians for an outdoor performance behind his house in Reykjavik. Festival screenings: May 26 - 4:00 PM - Neptune Theatre May 29 - 8:30 PM - Admiral Theatre As its title implies, Backyard is a familiar, comfortable andRead more...

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Live at Iceland Airwaves 2010: Day 2 at RÚV

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 3, 2010

After a long and varied first day of performances at RÚV, we had no expectations for the second day, other than that no matter what kind of music each band was playing -- straight-forward pop, multi-genre art rock, moody post-rock, or whatever -- every session would be expertly played and ultimately captivating. Starting off theRead more...

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Iceland Airwaves: Day 3

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 18, 2010

We spent our third day in Reykjavík during the Iceland Airwaves festival again at RÚV, the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service, with five more Icelandic bands showcasing a diversity and across-the-board rad musicianship you just won’t find anywhere else. Our host once more was the very amusing elder statesman of Icelandic rock Einar Örn (The Sugarcubes,Read more...

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