Just over 60 miles from the Arctic Circle, in the northern climes of Iceland, lies the town of Akureyri. While it may be a bit hard to pronounce, Akureyri is fast becoming known as the Arctic Abbey ...

The 'Taste of Iceland' festival returns to Seattle this weekend to celebrate Icelandic food, culture, and music at venues across the Emerald City.Iceland's cap ...

A cadre of Alaska musicians is performing in Iceland this weekend, with the hopes of developing a cultural trade route throughout the circumpolar north. Psych-rock trio SunDog, Afro-Indigenous hip-hop ...

The 2025 edition of Iceland Airwaves has unveiled its first wave of artists set to perform in Reykjavík, Iceland, in November. The list sees a wealth of emerging names, such as Domino signees Fat Dog, ...

Initially launched as a one-off event in an airplane hanger back in 1999, Iceland Airwaves, the world’s most northern music festival takes place each year in downtown Reykjavík. This year the fest ...

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America's fascination with Iceland is a relatively new phenomenon. Beginning with the explosion of Björk and The Sugarcubes onto the international scene in the late 1980s, Iceland's rich musical ...

After taking a year off to regroup, Rock Music Menu was back at Iceland Airwaves, kicking off the month of November in the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavík and wondering exactly why missing the ...

Iceland Airwaves managing director Ísleifur Thorhallsson, beaming in a festival-branded baseball cap, radiates enthusiasm as you enter NASA, a postcard-pretty conference hall in downtown Reykjavík, ...

Iceland is not only famous for its breathtaking landscapes and geothermal wonders but also for its thriving music festival scene. From the electrifying beats of Iceland Airwaves to the unique Midnight ...

This should have been a busy time for Egill Björgvinsson. He’s the bassist in the Icelandic band VAR and that group is dropping its first fully English-language album, “The Never-Ending Year,” next ...