Skakkamanage
In the cold winter of 2003, husband and wife Svavar and Berglind went to Berlin on holiday. On ice cold feet they rambled into a small shop packed with instruments and out they walked with a guitar and a keyboard. When they came back to Iceland the couple sat down with their friend Tony and offered him a position on drums. Soon more friends entered the band and together they started a fruitful journey through the wilderness of musical innovation that no one is able to stop.
Upcoming tour:
Nordrid: Berlin, Munchen, Franfurt, Cologne: June 10th - 15th 2009
Labels and distribution:
Iceland: Skakkapopp / Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) / Kimi Records
Japan: Afterhours
Europe: Morr Music (distr.)
Core members:
Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson (guitar, vocals)
Berglind Häsler (keyboards, vocals)
Þormóður Dagsson (drums)
Örn Ingi Ágústsson (bass)
Selected shows:
2009: Skakkamanage release concert – Grand Rokk, Reykjavík
2008: Aldrei fór ég suður festival – Ísafjörður
2008: Iceland On The Edge, Bozar festival – Brussels
2008: Japan tour w/ múm – Tokyo and Osaka
2007: Iceland Airwaves festival – Reykjavík
2006: Skakkamanage release concert – Fríkirkjan, Reykjavík
2006: Benni Hemm Hemm release concert – Reykjavík
2006: Iceland Airwaves festival – Reykjavík
2006: Klugscheiser festival – Berlin, w/ Borko, Seabear, Hudson Wayne
2005: Nýlistasafnið Reykjavík Art Fest
2005: The Lucky Cat / Gallery Boreas – New York
2005: Marquee – London
2004: Tommy’s Tavern – New York
2004: Pianos / Galapagos – New York
2004: Lunga festival – Seyðisfjörður
2004: Iceland Airwaves – Reykjavík
2003: Came to far for beauty festival – Berlin
2003, 2004 : Innipúkinn music festival Reykjavík
Management:
svavar@skakkapopp.is
Web:
http://skakkapopp.is/
http://www.myspace.com/skakkamanage
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