Due to the latest streaming report “Nordur” (taken from Pondus mini album “Sandur“) have been streamed and downloaded over 700 times in the US, in August alone. “Nordur” is a minimalistic instrumental beauty recorded in Reykjavik, Iceland by Björk collaborator Valgeir Sigurdsson. Pondus is a trio playing real instruments, use no samples but guitars, bass and drums only. Petur Hallgrimsson writes the songs, plays the 6 and 12 string electric guitar/bariton/lapsteel, Addi the drums/percussion/cajon and Gudni the bass. The members of Pondus have played with/for as diverse artist as Apparat Organ Quartet, Mugison, BangGang, SlowBlow, Marc Almond, Sigur Ros, Kylie MInogue, Hafler Trio, Bubbi and lots of others…
Category Archives: petur hallgrimsson
Catch him live in Europe !
Petur Hallgrimsson (guitars and lapsteel in Pondus) currently plays live throughout Europe with Icelandic band Lay Low. Catch him live at the following dates and venues:
Feb 2 2009 8:30P MOD // Opening for Emiliana Hasselt
Feb 3 2009 8:00P Den Atelier // Opening for Emiliana Luxebmourg
Feb 5 2009 8:00P Kulturkirche // Opening for Emiliana Cologne
Feb 6 2009 8:00P Passionskirche // Opening for Emiliana Berlin
Feb 7 2009 9:00P Freihez // Opening for Emiliana Munich
Feb 9 2009 8:00P Szene // Opening for Emiliana Vienna
Feb 10 2009 8:30P Bierhubell // Opening for Emiliana Bern
Feb 12 2009 9:00P Magazzini Generali // Opening for Emiliana Milan
Feb 13 2009 9:30P Corallo // Opening for Emiliana Scandiano
Feb 14 2009 8:45P Sala Sinopoli (Auditorium della Musica) // Opening for Emiliana Rome
Feb 16 2009 7:30P Mascotte // Opening for Emiliana Zurich
Feb 17 2009 8:30P Les Docks // Opening for Emiliana Lausanne
Feb 18 2009 10:15P La Laiterie // Opening for Emiliana Strasbourg
Feb 20 2009 7:00P Paradiso // Opening for Emiliana Amsterdam
Feb 25 2009 8:00P Linja Helsinki
Feb 26 2009 8:00P Lutakko Jyvaskyla
Feb 28 2009 8:00P Suistoklubi Hameenlinna
Mar 3 2009 8:00P Telakka Tampere
Mar 6 2009 8:00P Nordatlantens Brygge Copenhagen
Mar 12 2009 8:00P The Slaughtered Lamb London
Mar 13 2009 8:00P ULU // Opening for Emiliana London
Sep 11 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Sep 12 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Sep 13 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Catch him live in Europe !
Petur Hallgrimsson (guitars and lapsteel in Pondus) currently plays live throughout Europe with Icelandic band Lay Low. Catch him live at the following dates and venues:
Feb 2 2009 8:30P MOD // Opening for Emiliana Hasselt
Feb 3 2009 8:00P Den Atelier // Opening for Emiliana Luxebmourg
Feb 5 2009 8:00P Kulturkirche // Opening for Emiliana Cologne
Feb 6 2009 8:00P Passionskirche // Opening for Emiliana Berlin
Feb 7 2009 9:00P Freihez // Opening for Emiliana Munich
Feb 9 2009 8:00P Szene // Opening for Emiliana Vienna
Feb 10 2009 8:30P Bierhubell // Opening for Emiliana Bern
Feb 12 2009 9:00P Magazzini Generali // Opening for Emiliana Milan
Feb 13 2009 9:30P Corallo // Opening for Emiliana Scandiano
Feb 14 2009 8:45P Sala Sinopoli (Auditorium della Musica) // Opening for Emiliana Rome
Feb 16 2009 7:30P Mascotte // Opening for Emiliana Zurich
Feb 17 2009 8:30P Les Docks // Opening for Emiliana Lausanne
Feb 18 2009 10:15P La Laiterie // Opening for Emiliana Strasbourg
Feb 20 2009 7:00P Paradiso // Opening for Emiliana Amsterdam
Feb 25 2009 8:00P Linja Helsinki
Feb 26 2009 8:00P Lutakko Jyvaskyla
Feb 28 2009 8:00P Suistoklubi Hameenlinna
Mar 3 2009 8:00P Telakka Tampere
Mar 6 2009 8:00P Nordatlantens Brygge Copenhagen
Mar 12 2009 8:00P The Slaughtered Lamb London
Mar 13 2009 8:00P ULU // Opening for Emiliana London
Sep 11 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Sep 12 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Sep 13 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Catch him live in Europe !
Petur Hallgrimsson (guitars and lapsteel in Pondus) currently plays live throughout Europe with Icelandic band Lay Low. Catch him live at the following dates and venues:
Feb 2 2009 8:30P MOD // Opening for Emiliana Hasselt
Feb 3 2009 8:00P Den Atelier // Opening for Emiliana Luxebmourg
Feb 5 2009 8:00P Kulturkirche // Opening for Emiliana Cologne
Feb 6 2009 8:00P Passionskirche // Opening for Emiliana Berlin
Feb 7 2009 9:00P Freihez // Opening for Emiliana Munich
Feb 9 2009 8:00P Szene // Opening for Emiliana Vienna
Feb 10 2009 8:30P Bierhubell // Opening for Emiliana Bern
Feb 12 2009 9:00P Magazzini Generali // Opening for Emiliana Milan
Feb 13 2009 9:30P Corallo // Opening for Emiliana Scandiano
Feb 14 2009 8:45P Sala Sinopoli (Auditorium della Musica) // Opening for Emiliana Rome
Feb 16 2009 7:30P Mascotte // Opening for Emiliana Zurich
Feb 17 2009 8:30P Les Docks // Opening for Emiliana Lausanne
Feb 18 2009 10:15P La Laiterie // Opening for Emiliana Strasbourg
Feb 20 2009 7:00P Paradiso // Opening for Emiliana Amsterdam
Feb 25 2009 8:00P Linja Helsinki
Feb 26 2009 8:00P Lutakko Jyvaskyla
Feb 28 2009 8:00P Suistoklubi Hameenlinna
Mar 3 2009 8:00P Telakka Tampere
Mar 6 2009 8:00P Nordatlantens Brygge Copenhagen
Mar 12 2009 8:00P The Slaughtered Lamb London
Mar 13 2009 8:00P ULU // Opening for Emiliana London
Sep 11 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Sep 12 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Sep 13 2009 8:00P End of the Road Festival Larmer Tree Gardens
Pondus live in Tokyo !
Prior to the the debut album release on November 17 (tbc) Petur Hallgrimsson, songwriter of the Icelandic trio Pondus, plays live in Tokyo on October 22. The event is an special open night show which also features Icelandic Kira Kira and Eirikur Orrim, Finnish Samuli Kosminen and Japanese Yasushi Yoshida. For more information, please click the links in this blog. Listen to Pondus !
