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Sigur Rós album Kveikur (news) and “Brennisteinn” (video)
4/25 Update: There are now no plans for a deluxe edition per sigur rós’ official website. It is available on CD and LPx2 from Amazon NOW.
I’ve been lax in posting as of late… sorry… what to get me out of the funk? News about the new Sigur Rós album Kveikur, album art, tracklist, and a new video…
“Brennisteinn“
Gorgeous use of limited colors, and a little more loud (maybe Kjartan was keeping the rockiness at bay) – this video bodes well for the what is to come in the new album. They begin their North American tour tomorrow (I get to see them in Bend, OR in May), including their biggest headline show to date at NYC’s Madison Square Garden.
Kveikur comes out June 18, 2013, and pre-order is live over on sigur-ros.co.uk for both CD & vinyl versions. The limited edition pre-order should be live soon.
Kveikur Tracklist:
1 Brennisteinn
2 Hrafntinna
3 Isjaki
4 Yfirbord
5 Stormur
6 Kveikur
7 Rafstraumur
8 Bláprádur
9 Var
Oh, and this was also announced yesterday… PRINCE is playing two shows in one night at small rock club Roseland Theater in downtown Portland, Oregon.
And guess who snagged tickets to see the 8pm show on April 21st? Me! Whoa!
~Dan – np: Garage A Trois – Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil
REVIEW: Sigur Rós @ Edgefield (Portland, OR – 8/9/12)
PHOTOS below from Sigur Rós’ Tumblr
(unless otherwise noted)
Sigur Rós is magical. This was my 6th time seeing them, and quite frankly, it doesn’t get any less magical each time I am graced with their presence. They don’t really speak to me on a linguistic level, but they blow me away on a musical and emotive level.
The sweeping movements that scream, the melodies that bleed, the ambient passages that don’t go anywhere by going everywhere. 
The playing with light and shadows, the simplest/minimalist way to make a huge f*cking point. That is what Sigur Rós is to its fans.
Their latest album, Valtari, is… well, it seems more minimalist than their prior albums. It came out in late May 2012, and I’m only a few dozen spins in. I’m still trying to let it sink in. It’s slower going than the first spin of Agaetis Byrjun and ( ) for me. It’s not a hooky (bwahaha!) as Takk… or Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.
Is Valtari anything different than I’d expect from Sigur Rós?
No, not really. It just hadn’t broken through to me, yet.
Despite Valtari not quite breaking through yet, the anticipation for this tour was killing me. 
I had last seen Sigur Rós in October 2008 (review at my photo to the left), and I had last seen lead-singer Jónsi (solo) in April 2010 (review at my photo to the right).
The short trailer for the tour based on the Iceland rehearsals and the tour opening show in Philadelphia had me giddy…
After a delightful drive up and bite to eat at McMenamins’ Black Rabbit with a friend, we hit the venue right about 6 and found a nice shady spot on the lawn. Opener Julia Holter went on at 6:30 as scheduled…
She played a mellow, 40-or-so-minute set with her 3-piece band (unless there was another member out of my sight). We were far enough away and the crowd was a bit restless; so her set was more of a backdrop to discussions, people watching and decisions on pizza. I’d have liked to get into her music more, but sadly things were not conducive to that. Since she’s from Los Angeles, perhaps I’ll get another chance soon.
After a fairly short set-change, Sigur Rós hit the stage…
This was my first time seeing them in an outdoor venue. No fancy lights bouncing Orri’s silhouette off the walls, no starting the show behind a white sheet, no cannons of confetti blasting. Some of the “magic” was missing on the venue side of things, if you ask me – but I don’t think any magic was missing in the music.
Setlist: an hour & 45 min
- Ekki Múkk
- Svefn-g-englar
- Olsen Olsen
- Gong
- Andvari
- Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
- Í Gær
- Vaka
- Sæglópur
- Hoppípolla
- Með Blóðnasir
- Festival
- Varúð
- Hafsól
- Dauðalogn (on setlist, not played)
- Encore: Popplagið
Many times throughout the set, within 2 or 3 notes, the crowd was clapping and hooting in anticipation for the song that was just started. I love that I live in a day and age where I can escape and listen to good live music that sells out a large outdoor venue. It’s not just the pop stars & starlets that draw a crowd, and it’s nice to see Sigur Rós’ progression and success over the years.
The lesser Valtari-focus made room for a great mix from their catalog, and I think songs from the different eras worked well together. Some of my favorites from the night… “Svefn-g-englar” leading into “Olsen Olsen,” “Vaka,” “Sæglópur,” “Hoppípolla,” and the show-capper “Popplagið.”
Despite always knowing that they’ll end the show with an epic 10-15 minute “Popplagið,” I don’t think I could choose a better song to end a beautiful night on.
~Tumblr-Rós photos from Seattle 8/8~
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Sigur Rós’ Site
- Sigur Rós’ Social Media Links (see below)
- Julia Holter’s Site
- Julia Holter’s Facebook / MySpace / Twitter
- Sigur-Ros.co.uk 8/9/12 review & photo portal
- My Other Related Reviews~
- Sigur Rós @ Schnitzer (Portland – Oct 2008)
- Jónsi @ Roseland (Portland – Apr 2010)
- Edgefield’s Site / Facebook
Check out more Sigur Rós – North American tour dates below.
Next shows for me… Kevin Smith & Scott Mosier Live SModcast on 8/17 (Portland) and Weird Al Yankovic on 8/18 (Eugene / Lane County Fair).
~Dan – np: Testament – Dark Roots of Earth
July 2012
29 & 30 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Skyline Stage at The Mann
31 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 2012
1 – Toronto, Ontario @ Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
3 – Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Festival Musique Et Arts
5 – Chicago, Ill. @ Lollapalooza
8 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Paramount Theater
9 – Portland/Troutdale, Ore. @ Edgefield Amphitheater
11 – San Francisco @ Outside Lands
12 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Sigur Rós 1st leg of dates for North American Tour
Glen Phillips & J. Kingham show review/setlist from Portland’s Alberta Street Theatre (4/12) to be posted this weekend. Up now, some news…
Yesterday Sigur Rós announced their first few dates for their North American tour for the upcoming album, Valtari…
July 2012
30 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Skyline Stage at The Mann
31 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 2012
1 – Toronto, Ontario @ Echo Beach at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
3 – Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Festival Musique Et Arts
4-5 – Chicago, Ill. @ Lollapalooza
8 – Seattle, Wash. @ The Paramount Theater
9 – Portland/Troutdale, Ore. @ Edgefield Amphitheater
12 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Tickets willing, I’ll be at the Portland date! Go sign up on sigur-ros.co.uk to find out when tickets go onsale.
~Dan – np: Tyler Fortier – Bang On Time
Sigur Rós new album ‘Valtari’ (late May 2012)
Updated with official notice, sample tune (Ekki Múkk) that you can buy/download & video trailer from Sigur Rós (below).
Update 4/4/12 with cover art done by Jónsi’s sisters, Lilja and Inga Birgisdóttir (incidentally, Inga was the baby on the band’s first album cover, Von.)
As reported by Q, 24bit and Paste, Sigur Rós’ new album is called Valtari and due out on May 28th (Europe) or May 29th, 2012 (US). At first, this looked like an elaborate pre-April Fool’s Day joke to me, simply based on this call out quote. I bounced an email off of Peter at 24Bit, and he seemed to have vetted it a bit.
Simply based on the fact that I know Sigur Rós was in the studio working on new material, I’ll give my skepticism kudos but I’ll also give this news the benefit of the doubt. Here’s what was reported on 24bit…
Following up a stunning solo LP and film score, Jónsi is back with the great Icelandic quartet Sigur Rós for a full-length successor to 2008′s Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. Due out on May 28th and titled Valtari, the 7-track effort features “more electronic stuff than before,” bassist Georg Hólm told Q Magazine (via). “But don’t worry,” he added, “we haven’t made a dance record.”
Aside from track titles, the release date, and a few non-specific adjectives (“beautiful,” “dreamy,” “introverted,” etc.), Hólm and Jónsi offered their own differing images of what to expect:
Hólm: “…this I’d compare to looking at an old landscape painting.”
Birgisson: “…like an avalanche in slow motion.”
It sounds like — as with most of the Sigur Rós oeuvre — we’ll have another cinematic set left gloriously open to interpretation. While we wait, the pair shared these track titles for cuts recently mixed with co-producer Alex Somers below:
Valtari Tracklist
- Ég Anda
- Ekki Múkk
- Varúð
- Rembihnútur
- Dauðalogn
- Varðeldur
- Valtari
- Flogur Piaro (?)
No official word on the Sigur Rós news page, but I imagine it’ll be forthcoming soon if true.
Nevermind… it’s legit!
Pre-order featuring exclusive merchandise coming soon!
~Dan – np: Skeleton Key – Gravity is the Enemy
Sigur Rós album in the Spring 2012…
If you came here for the My Brightest Diamond (Portland 11/6) show review & photos, go HERE.
If you came here for the Puscifer (Seattle 11/7) show review & photos, go HERE.
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Paste Magazine recapped from the Wall Street Journal of all places…
This week has been a big one for Sigur Rós with the release of their concert film Inni. But maybe some of the biggest news about the band, who has been on hiatus since 2008, is that they’ve got a new album scheduled to come out this spring.
As the WSJ reported today, the hiatus took a bit longer than the band expected, with several band members starting families in the off time. But the band started work on this new album when frontman Jónsi Birgisson ended his tour for the album Go.
“It was like coming home to see the guys again. It felt natural,” Birgisson told the WSJ.
WSJ writer Jim Fusilli heard some excerpts of the unnamed album, which he said “promises to be as exceptional as the best of the band’s catalog.” Bassist Goggi Hólm called the album “introverted” and Birgisson said the album was “floaty and minimal.” That’s about as much explanation as you could hope for from a group of guys whose best-known album is titled ( ).
Jonsi’s new solo album/soundtrack, We Bought A Zoo, is also coming out soon (Dec 13, 2011).
~Dan – np: Opeth – Heritage
Sigur Rós – Klippa [video]
New video from Icelandic post-rocker Sigur Rós for the song “Klippa“…
Gorgeous yet odd, and based on the link on the vimeo site, somehow related to their upcoming Inni DVD release.
~Dan – np: Regina Spektor – Soviet Kitsch
Sigur Rós – INNI (live album/film)
Last week, Sigur Rós put out an enigmatic trailer titled INNI without any details. Speculation of a live film was an easy guess… “Inni” is the shorthand name for the second track (“Inní mér syngur vitleysingur” aka “within me a lunatic sings“) on their last full-length album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. Today they released the initial details about the upcoming release…
Inni is comprised of a double live album and seventy-five minute film of Sigur Rós’ last show before their well-documented “indefinite hiatus” at the end of 2008.
Recorded and shot over two nights at London’s Alexandra Palace at the close of the world tour around their fifth full length album, með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, Inni sees the band at the peak of their powers, captured on film for the first time as a core four-piece since they were joined by string section amiina at the start of the century. Directed by Vincent Morisset (Arcade Fire’s Miroir Noir), the film is set to debut at this year’s Venice Film Festival on September 3rd, 2011.
THE FILM
Inni is Sigur Rós’ second live film following 2007’s hugely-celebrated tour documentary Heima. Whereas that film positioned the enigmatic group in the context of their Icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social and historical perspectives on their otherworldly music, Inni focuses purely on the band’s performance, and stands as a stark counterpoint to Heima’s kaleidoscopic richness. Where Heima was lush and colorfully expansive, Inni is spare and near-monochromatic in its tunnel vision. Filmed in a manner that invites both intimacy and claustrophobia, Inni cocoons the viewer in a one-on-one relationship with the band, eschewing the audience for closeness, depicting how it feels for both band and fan to experience Sigur Rós live.
The film’s elegance and atmosphere are enhanced by Morisset’s re-filming of the original digital footage on 16mm, which was then re-filmed again, sometimes through prisms and other found objects, allowing Inni to look and feel like something recovered from the past. Interspersed with this is archival footage drawn from the band’s previous decade, dating back as far as 1998. This juxtaposition gives viewers the full scope of Sigur Rós’ origins, evolution, originality and influence.
THE DOUBLE LIVE ALBUMThe live album Inni – a first for the band – is comprised of the full set from Alexandra Palace, played in order with just one omission, and clocks in at one-and-three-quarter hours. Recorded by Sigur Rós’ in-house studio engineer Birgir Jón Birgisson, Inni’s live audio recording is far and away the best way of replicating the full-force effect of standing in front of one of the world’s most extraordinary bands for an evening.
When taken in together, Inni’s film and live album give us an incredible account of one of the most celebrated and influential rock bands of recent years, showing where they’ve come from, where they’ve been, and like all things Sigur Rós, where it is they will be going next. More details of how, when and where Inni will enter the world will be made available shortly on sigur-ros.co.uk.
~Dan – np: Sunny Day Real Estate – How It Feels To Be Something On
Jónsi – Live at Origami
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi abruptly canceled a run of intimate acoustic in-store dates after playing just one performance in the Go Closer series.
“Standing there nose-to-nose with fans in the cold light of day the other day in Origami Records, Los Angeles, he had the sudden and undeniable realization that this is not the environment in which he flourishes,” said his management in a statement. “To those of you who saw it in Echo Park, cherish it, because it ain’t going to happen again.”
Well, luckily the Los Angeles performance was recorded… here are two videos caught by Jack Schlinkert (director) and Max Sweeney (add’l camera).
“Stars in Still Water”
“Go Do”
~Dan – np: dredg – The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion 
Let’s do the time warp again… (Jónsi)
So, another time-lapse video from Jónsi‘s Wiltern show in Los Angeles… this time longer…
Film by Henry Jun Wah Lee and Kim Reid
I don’t know if there was a special project to do time-lapse shots for this tour, but I’m digging it! Nice behind the scenes, soundcheck and in-concert shots included.
Nellie McKay 10/29 Eugene show at the Shedd photo blog coming tomorrow…(?)
~Dan – np: Mogwai – Travel is Dangerous EP
Jónsi @ the Wiltern (time lapse)
Cool new time-lapse from Jónsi‘s show at the Wiltern (in Los Angeles) by Wes Johnson:
I’d be en route to Las Vegas today for the show tomorrow… alas, it wasn’t meant to be. Rassen frassen changes in work plans.
~Dan – np: Steven Wilson – Cover Versions
Jónsi in-store appearances
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi plans to play acoustic sets at six record shops, part of his Go Closer series on his U.S. tour (previously announced here).
Jónsi hit Portland in April (review with photos), and I was going to go to the Las Vegas show (10/21), but am now not able to go.
For those who get to go to the tour or any of these in-stores – have fun!!!
October 2010 In-Store Dates
17 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Origami Vinyl
22 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Slowtrain
26 – Austin, Texas @ End Of An Ear
30 – Asheville, N.C. @ Harvest Records
31 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Criminal Records
November 2010
3 – Chicago, Ill. @ Reckless Records
~Dan – np: The Weepies – Be My Thrill
Sigur Rós – homage or fromage?
Reposted from the sigur-ros.co.uk site… Sigur Rós doesn’t allow for their music to be used in advertisements. So some advertising companies have gotten “creative” (*cough*) and pretty much ripped them off. Listen for yourself:
Svefn-g-englar
the original
Hoppípolla
the original
Olsen Olsen
the original
Jónsi’s Go Do
the original
They seem like outright theft to me. Sigh. I guess at least the thieves have good taste.
~Dan – np: Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
no free flac torrent of mp3 download here ever. if you like music, support it – buy it
Jónsi’s US Tour (Fall 2010)
Jónsi (of Sigur Rós), who hit Portland in April (review with photos), is coming back to the US on the final leg of the GO Tour. There is no Oregon date… but I’ll coincidentally / serendipitously be in Las Vegas for the 10/21 date. Woot!
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presale starts at 10am local time, tuesday 27th of july on jonsi.com/concerts
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| 15 october | 4th and b | san diego, california |
| 17 october | the wiltern | los angeles, california |
| 19 october | fox theater | oakland, california |
| 21 october | house of blues | las vegas, nevada |
| 22 october | the complex | salt lake city, utah |
| 23 october | the marquee | tempe, arizona |
| 25 october | verizon theatre | grand prairie, texas |
| 26 october | austin music hall | austin, texas |
| 27 october | verizon music theater | houston, texas |
| 29 october | voodoo festival | new orleans, louisiana |
| 30 october | moogfest | asheville, north carolina |
| 31 october | the tabernacle | atlanta, georgia |
| 2 november | the pageant | st. louis, missouri |
| 3 november | vic theatre | chicago, illinois |
| 5 november | the fillmore | detroit, michigan |
| 6 november | newport music hall | columbus, ohio |
| 8 november | 9:30 club | washington, d.c. |
| 10 november | hammerstein ballroom | new york city, ny |
Official Tour Trailer…
~Dan – np: Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar
Jónsi and the volcano
Regardless of the travel havoc it caused, the Icelandic volcano is at least a wonderfully, gorgeous and immensely beautiful part of nature. Here is some video footage of Eyjafjallajökull paired with the song “Kolniður” from Jónsi‘s solo album Go:
Video shot by Sean Stiegemeier on a Canon 5d mkII. Jónsi is the lead singer from Sigur Rós and a musical ambassador out of Iceland. It doesn’t strike me as odd that his music mirrors the beauty of his native landscape.
~Dan – np: AutorYno – Pastrami Bagel Social Club
REVIEW: Jónsi of Sigur Rós @ Roseland (Portland, OR – 4/13/10)
FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM
Jon Thor Birgisson aka “Jónsi” has a majestic voice and a penchant for clever, extravagant, and utterly gorgeous stage show that converts the already beautiful music into something worthy of an art exhibit. His voice is well known in the indie rock scene via his long history bringing the enigmatic Sigur Rós to our shores/ears.
Sigur Rós is on a hiatus while many of the members’ families welcome new children into their lives; so Jónsi decided to follow-up his last album (Riceboy Sleeps with his partner Alex) with a “solo acoustic album.” That “solo acoustic” album morphed into what became GO, a not-so-acoustic album. Go fits in with the most recent Sigur Rós album (Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust). It’s a “more accessible rock” affair full of the ideals, quirks, and high quality craftsmanship we’ve come to expect.
That high quality craftsmanship shows in Jónsi’s decision to bring in 59 Productions to work up his tour stage. If I wasn’t sold on going to see Jónsi before, the lead-up to the show was almost unbearable after seeing the 59 Productions behind the scenes video. More on that later… first, the opener…
Death Vessel (aka Joel Thibodeau) hit the stage around 8 and played a 35 minute set (6-7 songs). His songs were gentle acoustic numbers, and his voice reminded me a lot of the late Jeff Hanson (nice falsetto). The crowd seemed a little restless near the end, but I thought Death Vessel put out an enjoyable set.
Jónsi went on right at 9pm and started the show with just an acoustic guitar solo tune, Stars in Still Water. Shortly thereafter the band joined him and the stage show began. The walls and projectors played for about half of the songs in the set, and ranged from butterflies, to other animals, to a rainstorm that turned into a flood. Some of the coolest effects were the burning stage-pieces early on, as well as the water flood. It was quite astonishing how well done everything was… and it didn’t take away from the music at all.
Setlist: ~85 minutes
- Stars in Still Water (solo)
- Hengilás
- Icicle Sleeves (K14 or Red Bicycle)
- Kolniður
- Tornado
- Saint Naive (K7)
- Sinking Friendships
- Go Do
- Boy Lilikoi
- K12
- New Piano Song (K365)
- Around Us (with acoustic piano intro)
- Encore: Jonsi New Guitar Song
- Animal Arithmetic (Jonsi donned a colorful headdress)
- Grow Till Tall
The fave songs of the night were Tornado, Go Do, Boy Lilikoi & Grow Till Tall – as those were the ones that resonate with me the most from the record. All in all, it was an utterly superb show, and it ranks easily in my favorite shows ever (which includes many Sigur Rós shows, too). The stage, the songs, the voice, the beauty… I hope Jónsi comes back through soon – either solo or with his “main band.”
Speaking of bands… the band members for Jónsi’s solo tour are Alex Somers on guitar, Úlfur Hansson on bass, þorvaldur þorvaldsson on drums and Ólafur Björn Ólafsson on piano
many more photos below
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Jónsi’s Site
- Jónsi’s 2010 Tour Recap splashpage
- Jónsi on MySpace
- 59 Productions (Jónsi’s stagecraft masters)
- Sigur Rós’ Site
- Sigur Rós on MySpace
- Death Vessel
- Death Vessel on MySpace
- Roseland Theater
- Other Reviews of Interest:
- My Sigur Rós Oct 2008 Review (with photos)
- SPIN‘s Vancouver Review (April 2010)
- Brooklyn Vegan‘s Vancouver Review (April 2010)
- RAW Pie Recipes from Jónsi & Alex’s cookbook
OK, I’m off for a while… if you comment, sorry if I won’t/can’t respond (or potentially be able to approve comments) for a bit. Anyway, for those of you who are going to one of the upcoming dates, have fun. It is an AMAZING show. Check out more tour dates below.
~Dan – np: Derek Webb – Stockholm Syndrome
JÓNSI (from Sigur Rós) & DEATH VESSEL PHOTOS
all pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld,
you may use freely under a creative commons attribution
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Higher Resolution (8 pics)
Limited to 1200 pixels wide or tall (5 DV, 27 Jónsi pics)
2010 North American Tour Dates
- april 6 vancouver, canada vogue theatre
- april 7 vancouver, canada vogue theatre
- april 9 seattle, wa the showbox sodo
- april 10 seattle, wa the showbox sodo
- april 13 portland, or roseland theatre
- april 15 berkeley, ca zellerbach auditorium
- april 16 san francisco, ca palace of fine arts
- april 18 indio, ca coachella
- april 21 denver, co paramount theatre
- april 22 lawrence, ks liberty hall
- april 24 minneapolis, mn pantages theatre
- april 25 minneapolis, mn pantages theatre
- april 26 milwaukee, wi the pabst theatre
- april 27 chicago, il vic theatre
- april 28 chicago, il vic theatre
- april 30 toronto, canada sound academy
- may 1 toronto, canada sound academy
- may 2 montreal, canada metropolis
- may 3 philadelphia, pa electric factory
- may 5 boston, ma house of blues
- may 6 boston, ma house of blues
- may 8 new york, ny terminal 5
- may 9 new york, ny terminal 5
Jónsi’s “Stars in Still Water” video
The new video for Jónsi Birgisson’s “Stars in Still Water” is featured over at Paste…
Debut album, Go, comes out April 6th. North American Tour starts April 6th as well. For more info, go to http://www.jonsi.com/
~Dan – np: Tin Hat – Foreign Legion
Jónsi’s “Boy Lilikoi” video
The new video for Jónsi Birgisson‘s “Boy Lilikoi” is featured over at SPIN…
Debut album, Go, comes out April 6th. North American Tour starts April 6th as well. For more info, go to http://www.jonsi.com/
~Dan – np: Dave Holland – Pathways
Jónsi “Go Do” Video
Jónsi Birgisson of Sigur Rós has the debut video from Go for the song “Go Do.”
(click)
directed by arni & kinski
Tickets for his US Tour go on sale today at 10am. Check http://jonsi.com/ for more info.
~Dan – np: The Album Leaf – A Chorus of Storytellers
Jónsi Tour Announcement
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi Birgisson‘s debut solo album GO got pushed back a couple weeks to the week of April 5th (no worries). Here’s the delicious-looking album cover…
Today he announced tour dates to coincide the release of the album…
- april 6 vancouver, canada vogue theatre
- april 7 vancouver, canada vogue theatre
- april 9 seattle, wa the showbox sodo
- april 10 seattle, wa the showbox sodo
- april 13 portland, or roseland theatre
- april 15 berkeley, ca zellerbach auditorium
- april 16 san francisco, ca palace of fine arts
- april 18 indio, ca coachella
- april 21 denver, co paramount theatre
- april 22 lawrence, ks liberty hall
- april 24 minneapolis, mn pantages theatre
- april 25 minneapolis, mn pantages theatre
- april 26 milwaukee, wi the pabst theatre
- april 27 chicago, il vic theatre
- april 28 chicago, il vic theatre
- april 30 toronto, canada sound academy
- may 1 toronto, canada sound academy
- may 2 montreal, canada metropolis
- may 3 philadelphia, pa electric factory
- may 5 boston, ma house of blues
- may 6 boston, ma house of blues
- may 8 new york, ny terminal 5
- may 9 new york, ny terminal 5
from Jonsi’s website:
The shows which start in North America in April, will feature a brand new band and a stage set designed by 59 Productions. Both these things promise to be drop-dead amazing. The idea of the stage collaboration with 59 Productions is to bring together the worlds of theatre and music in a new and hopefully unique way, in order to create something other than the hoary old cliches that pass for innovation in rock’n’roll. The ideas remain very much “in development”, but there will be some surprises, for sure. Here’s a maquette of how things might appear. Cute, huh?
So… excited…
~Dan – np: That1Guy – Packs a Wallop!
I {lessthanthree} Jónsi
SO, Jónsi of Sigur Rós is a rare bird…
No, he’s not a stuffed penguin. But his glimpse into the studio for the upcoming album, Go, is fun and just what I’d expect from him. All I know is that if his promised tour hits anywhere close to me, I’m sooooo fucking going. Pardon my French, but… Je baise ainsi aller à ce concert.
He’s a rare bird, in that I think musically he hits me in a way that others don’t and/or can’t. The little snippets of sound coming from Jonsi.com are spot on what I want to hear. Plus he’s got the aesthetic approach that can do no wrong in my book. Check out his recent PR shots (shot by Lilja & Inga Birgisdóttir and posted on his Facebook page):
Proof for aliens. Icelandic people can’t possibly be human. They make things that are too beautiful.
~Dan – np: Derek Webb – Stockholm Syndrome
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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