Even though we are having some kind of work-related hiatus, our favourite island and it’s quirky inhabitants are restless as usual. So, in no particular order, here are a couple of happenings from the land of ice:

First of all, Reykjavik’s biggest and best music festival, the Iceland Airwaves, have finally launched their new website. Vist and rejoice!

Speaking of new websites, the lovely ladies (and lads) that are Amiina also have introduced a new homepage (to accompany the release of their upcoming album “Puzzle”), where you can download the new song “Over and Again” for free. Free, that is.

Plus, Amiina are among the bands that will play the Icelandic Music Weekend , part of my hometown Dublin’s biggest theatre- and arts festival, the Absolut Fringe Festival. Also playing are Olöf Arnalds and our friends FM Belfast, and the Sonic Iceland-boyz are actually planning to cover this event with words and pictures. Stay tuned!

Image: Absolut Fringe

And last but by no means least, the good guys from SIRTV have released the latest installment of the Sleepless in Reykjavik-webTV-series, which I have added for your convenience below.

The Sleepless In Reykjavik WebTv Series – Episode 3 from Gussi – Sleepless In Reykjavik on Vimeo.

Enjoy the weekend, and stay save. Bless!

Everyone’s favourite former string quartet Amiina (now enhanced to a 6-piece thanks to Kippi Kaninus) will play the very pleasant Festival of World Cultures in Dún Laoghaire, south of Dublin on Saturday, the 24th of July. And they are not alone on stage:

“For the Festival’s 10th Anniversary, Amiina are joined by two of Ireland’s brightest contemporary stars; Kerryman Donal Dineen, the visionary DJ, world music adventurer and film maker, and Dubliner Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, traditional and experimental fiddle player, whose breadth of understanding of Irish traditional music is unparalleled.”

This looks very promising, so if you should happen to be in Ireland at the time why not come along. Tickets are at a rather pricey 28 Euros, but you get all the colourful surroundings of the festival included. Sonic Iceland will also try to catch the guys for a short interview.

In the meantime, here are Amiina, performing at last weeks Iceland Inspires-concert in Reykjavik. And by the way, there’s a new album coming up…

Amiina from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo.