Avatar

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

13986 Articles Published | Follow:
Four Tet releases 3LW-sampling live favourite ‘Looking At Your Pager’

Kieran Hebden has dropped a once-off single ‘Looking At Your Pager’ which is a track…

Podcast: Kendrick Lamar – Mr Morale & The Big Steppers in review

It’s a big episode. As it always is when it comes to an artist like…

Watch Fontaines D.C.’s stirring Tiny Desk Concert

With alternative versions of Skinty Fia songs

Listen to the Irish music-heavy soundtrack for Conversations With Friends

Conversations With Friends is the second Sally Rooney novel to make it to TV screens…

Talos is back with the first of three new singles ‘Dance Against The Calm’ & live shows

Corkman Eoin French has returned with new music from his project Talos, his first since…

A celebration of Dublin’s 90s rave culture is coming to The Bernard Shaw this summer

Dublin nightlife at the end of the millennium is the focus of a new exhibition…

Jon Hopkins added to Body&Soul Festival along with a host of Irish artists including Just Mustard, Sprints, King Kong Company and more

We’re going to have to add to yesterday’s Body&Soul playlist because today the festival has…

Our Body&Soul Festival 2022 playlist

We look forward to Ballinlough with a playlist on Spotify and Youtube.

New festival When Next We Meet announced for Clonmel with Elaine Mai, Houseplants, Soda Blonde & John Francis Flynn

When Next We Meet is a new festival announced for South Tipperary that intends to…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Beach House, Skinner, Andy Shauf, Silverbacks, Féile Nasc, Alt-J, Julien Baker, Daniel Rossen, Bladerunner (Live), Sing Along Social, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, Amy Michelle, Nerves.

AVA Festival: 9 DJ sets to get you hyped for the Belfast electronic weekender

AVA Festival is now only three weekends away. As the Belfast festival moves to its…

Dublin multi-instrumentalist Sean Carpio announces new album Waves of a Present, watch the ethereal video for ‘Ancestral Love’

Sean Carpio is a Dublin-based multi-instrumentalist who doesn’t stick to any singular genre. With drums…

Arcade Fire announce second Irish date to kick off European tour

Arcade Fire have added a second Dublin date at 3Arena on August 31st 2022 after…

Kendrick Lamar dropped a video for N95 & was announced for a Dublin gig this November

On the day that Kendrick Lamar’s fifth album Mr Morale & The Big Steppers was…

The 10 best tracks released today

With Kendrick Lamar, The Smile, Kevin Morby, Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Aoife Nessa Frances, Julia Jacklin, Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies, Gwenno, Dam Swindle, Emma-Jean Thackray, Zouj.

Another Love Story announce 2022 lineup for August festival

After last year’s micro-festival Another Love Story is back to its normal full weekend full…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Musictown, Charli XCX, Dublin Is Sound: Gemma Dunleavy all-ages gig, Warpaint, Crack Cloud, The Oh Sees, Jessy Lanza, Viagra Boys, Jane Weaver, Maribou State, The Road To The Great Escape.

Wastefellow returns with warped pop ballad ‘Post Credits Scene’ & hand-drawn award-winning music video

Trading as Wastefellow, Diolmhain Ingram Roche is among ofIreland’s most unique electronic producers of recent…

Podcast: Paul Simon – Andrea’s fav weird little guy

This week’s podcast is all about Andrea’s favourite weird little guy and second favourite Paul…