Posts Tagged ‘Sigur Rós’
Sigur Rós Will Appear on The Simpsons and Contribute New Music
On May 19th for the two-part season finale, The Simpsons family are returning to Iceland and the welcome mat to the country will be rolled out by none other than Sigur Rós, who will also contribute new music to the episode! According to the Icelandic site MBL (you will... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Record Store Day 2013
Yesterday marked the arrival of RECORD STORE DAY 2013! What's Record Store Day, you ask? Well.... It's the day that many-a-music enthusiasts (aka music nerds) save up for, plan out for weeks and wake up extra early for. It's what has happened on the third Saturday of every April since... more
COACHELLA PREVIEW: Can’t Miss Bands for 2013
The set times for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA were just released, signaling that the event is right around the corner. Despite not being able to lock down the Rolling Stones (We've heard it was much closer than you think), this year's lineup offers... more
RECAP / SETLIST: Sigur Rós @ Agganis Arena, Boston, MA 3/26/13
Last night Sigur Rós, the Icelandic ambient-post rock band from Reykjavik, continued their World Tour in style with a nearly sold out performance at Boston University’s Agganis Arena. Known for their ethereal sound and frontman Jonsi Birgisson’s falsetto vocals and bowed guitar, the band blends classical and minimalist... more
VIDEO: Sigur Rós Debut “Brennisteinn”
Sigur Rós just uploaded a brand new song "Brennisteinn" to Youtube and we've already taken it for a spin multiple times. The song will be featured on their upcoming album Kveikur, due June 17/18 which you can pre-order now from their official site. The double vinyl for $25... more
VIDEO: Sigur Rós Debut New Songs in Europe
As promised in a letter to fans earlier in the month, Sigur Rós debuted new material at the start of their European tour last week. Here are fan-shot videos of the new songs, “Yfirborð”, “Kveikur”, and “Hrafntinna." “Yfirborð”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEHOC31BX_g “Kveikur”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsz-G2c1VDg “Hrafntinna": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfLhKf2RGtw Sigur Rós continue their European jaunt tonight in Italy, then make... more
Sasquatch 2013 Lineup Announced: Mumford & Sons, Postal Service, Sigur Rós, Primus 3D and more
The lineup for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival has been released! Topping this year's massive lineup will be Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Rós, Vampire Weekend, and The XX -- definitely an impressive set and that's just the first six artists. LMB... more
Sigur Rós Release Tour Teaser Video, Announce Kjartan Sveinsson has left the band
Sigur Rós just shared a teaser video in anticipation of their next headlining tour and it's definitely worth checking out. The band just finished a Q&A, AMA (Ask Me Anything) session for Reddit. In the session the band revealed they are currently at work in Los Angeles on... more
Coachella Announces 2013 Lineup: Phoenix, Blur, RHCP, The Postal Service & More
Coachella just announced their much anticipated lineup for the TWO-weekend festival on April 12-14 and April 19-21 at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA. Headlining and performing both weekends of the sold-out festival will be Blur, The Stone Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave and the Bad... more
The Sigur Rós Valtari Film Experiment Offers Public Screenings on all Seven Continents
From the Valtari site: Join Sigur Rós fans from around the world for a unique program of short films. The weekend of December 7 – 9, a valtari film experiment program collects at least 17 commissioned “official” and fan-created short films created to coincide with the album Valtari. The program will... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (Part Two)
Last week, we rolled out Part One of LMB's Best of 2012 feature, highlighting this year's noteworthy albums (Tame Impala's Lonerism, Jack White's Blunderbuss and Alt-J's An Awesome Wave), artists (Alabama Shakes & Father John Misty) live moments (Phish Dick's 8/31/12, MMJ's 3-night LA "no repeats run" & Sigur Ros... more
Live Music Blog’s Best of 2012: Concerts, Albums, Artists and More (PART ONE)
While there's still plenty of live music magic yet to be made, the end is near and 2012 will be in the rear view in five short weeks. Furthermore, December is generally a skinny month for studio releases (although Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors drops on 12/11) so... more
TOUR DATES: Sigur Ros 2013 North American Tour
Icelandic wonder band Sigur Rós has announced plans to return to the U.S. after a limited run this summer surrounding their appearance at the 2012 Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park. Notably, the tour begins in Washington, DC before the band makes their first headlining appearance at Madison... more
ROUNDUP: What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are (Part Three)
PART ONE (MONDAY) || PART TWO (TUESDAY) > For Day Three of this week's What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are feature in response to NPR's All Songs Considered buzz-generating article, we're featuring three different responses (Monday and Tuesday were two). People are champing at the bit to voice... more
SETLIST / VIDEOS: Sigur Rós @ Iceland Airwaves Festival 11/4/12
Sigur Rós closed out the Iceland Airwaves festival marathon on Sunday night in Reykajvik, putting on a highly-anticipated first show in their home country in four years. Notably, Jonsi and Co. unveiled a new tune called "Brennisteinn" which you can watch below. Via Reykjavik Boulevard "The Jónsi genius is yet unchanged, maybe... more
VIDEO: Sigur Rós release “Varðeldur” from The Valtari Film Experiment
Sigur Rós have just released “Varðeldur", the latest video in their Valtari Film Experiment. This is the thirteenth installment in the series. Sigur Rós devised the competition in Summer 2012, asking fans, film makers and video directors to create a video for songs from their latest album Valtari.... more
RECAP / VIDEOS: Sigur Rós @ Outside Lands 2012
On Saturday night of Outside Lands, Sigur Ros provided the crowd with a musical experience of a lifetime. Tucked back in the corner of the grounds on the Twin Peaks stage amidst a beautifully lit forest blanketed in fog, the band played one of the truly special sets of the... more
FESTIVAL RECAP: Outside Lands 2012
Still lots more coverage to come from Outside Lands 2012! From the first notes of FUTUREBIRDS' "Johnny Utah" at their set down in Hellman Hollow on Friday at high noon to the Stevie Wonder-led "My Girl" singalong closer on Sunday, Outside Lands 2012 was a resounding, across-the-board success. The peak-level quality... more
REVIEW / PHOTOS: Sigur Rós Plays Spirited Show @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery 8/12/12
"We've never played a cemetery before...It's pretty spectacular." --Jonsi of Sigur Rós 8/12/12 On Sunday night, Sigur Rós rolled into Los Angeles after playing a landmark set at Outside Lands (more on that to come) and continued the impressive concert series set forth by the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Having gone to... more
LMB’s 2012 Outside Lands Festival Guide
Check out our 59-Song Outside Lands 2012 Playlist HERE If you are like us, you take one quick initial look at a festival schedule the day it comes out and immediately come down with a delusional case of Hungry Eyes, thinking you can lap up at least 22 hours of... more
PHOTOS / SETLIST: Sigur Rós @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn 7/31/12
Last night's Sigur Rós in Brooklyn was possibly the most beautiful show I've ever attended, and I was fortunate enough to be there to capture photos of the show. Read on for the setlist and full gallery... Setlist: Ekki múkk Varúð Ný batterí Í Gær Vaka (a.k.a. Untitled 1) Sæglópur Svefn-g-englar Viðrar vel til loftárása Hoppípolla Med blóðnasir Olsen Olsen Festival Hafsól Encore: Glósóli Popplagið (a.k.a.... more
WATCH: Sigur Rós Live @ First Show in Four Years
The mysterious, moving and glacial sounds of Sigur Rós blanketed a Stateside crowd once again last night in Philadelphia and you can see a small clip of the show below. The Philly stop marks the first show in four years for the indescribable Icelandic band on an extensive world tour... more
Outside Lands 2012 Daily Lineups Announced
The daily lineups for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival have been announced and I couldn't be more excited for this festival now. Sure, it's so stacked that invariably I will suffer some consequences of choosing between the major headliners who are put on opposite ends of the park,... more
Outside Lands 2012 Lineup Announced: Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Neil Young, Beck and more
The lineup for this year's Outside Lands Music Festival has been announced. Once again the festival returns to Golden Gate Park the weekend of August 10-12, 2012 and this year the lineup is stacked with LMB favorites that we will be undoubtably upset about missing due to all the... more
Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup Announced: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Jack White and more…
The lineup for this year's Lollapalooza Music Festival was released late last night and people are buzzing this morning around the internets psyched on the heavy hitters at the top of the bill. Headlining this year will be Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath and Jack... more
HEADY LINKS: Umphrey’s McGee Download, Sigur Rós @ Bestival, Luscious Jackson is back & more…
Because they love their fans so much (heh), Umphrey's McGee put up their Super Bowl Village set as a free download on their blog. I'm downloading this right away; I haven't dove into any live UM in a while. It looks like Sigur Rós will be returning to the stage... more
