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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.

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New albums out now: Melt Yourself Down, Emma-Jean Thackray, Mick Flannery, Conway the Machine & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Belfast band Robocobra Quartet return with the brilliant jazz-post-punk of ‘Heaven’

Belfast jazz-punk band Robocobra Quartet have returned with their first two tracks of music in…

Artists Against Homelessness gig announced at 3Olympia curated by Kojaque with Damien Dempsey, Shiv, Negro Impacto, Curtisy & more

Kojaque is the latest artist to curate the Sunday Independent and Focus Ireland’s charity fundraiser…

Indie announces Dance Arena with Jenny Greene, 49th & Main & day-by-day breakdown

Indiependence has revealed its day-by-day breakdown, added a dance arena and some local support for…

Sionna is hosting a festival with Overmono, Dax J, Ben Sims & more in a Limerick toffee factory and shipyard on Patrick’s week

Sionna Music and Arts Festival first took place in September in Limerick with a lineup…

Abbacaxi premieres new single & video ‘Endless’ ahead of Dublin gig this weekend

Ahead of a headline show this Saturday at The Workman’s Club, Abbacaxi has shared another…

Podcast: Why do we love Steely Dan?

Exploring the samples and the enduring appeal of Steely Dan’s jazzy high-fidelity rock studio albums.

Just Mustard announce new album Heart Under with single ‘Still’

Dundalk five-piece rock band Just Mustard today announced their second album Heart Under is to…

CMAT teases album release next week with new song ‘Every Bottle Is My Boyfriend’

With the release of CMAT’s debut album If My Wife New I’d Be Dead just…

Primavera Sound is going to Madrid and Barcelona in 2023

Primavera Sound has expanded to Los Angeles and Porto long before that but the Spanish…

The Magnetic Fields for Dublin & Cork shows

The Magnetic Fields are to play two Irish shows this year. The band lead by…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Lyndsey Lawlor, Dirty Dreamer, Blakkheart, Erica Cody, Offica, DBA Clique, Jermiside & The Expert, 1000 Beasts, Christian Cohle, The Last Vinci, Toshín, Nixer, Blimp.

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Big Thief, Denise Chaila, Damon Albarn, Avalon Emerson,Abbacaxi, Sons Of Kemet, Los Bitchos, Elder Island.

The 10 best new tracks this week: Denise Chaila, Fontaines D.C., Yenkee, Vince Staples, Nilüfer Yanya & more

Featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & Denise Chaila, Fontaines D.C., Vince Staples, Yenkee, Nilüfer Yanya, Guerilla Toss, Aby Coulibaly, Cable Boy, Hubbabubbaklubb, Junk Drawer.

The Kino in Cork is reopening as a nightclub & event space

The Kino is a live event space that closed when venues were shut due to…

Gig and Festival roundup: Forbidden Fruit additions, Night & Day Festival, Mall Grab, Kurt Vile, Æ MAK & more

It’s been a long time since we did a gig roundup. Our last here was…

New albums out now: Beach House, Metronomy, And So I Watch You From Afar, Tame Impala & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Nialler9 Podcast: Big Thief, Beach House and the artistic intention of long albums

It’s a tale of two albums this week. The fifth album from Big Thief (Dragon…

Ugolino are the Dublin live jazz-rap duo you should be paying attention to; hear ‘Three Stripes’

You should really be paying attention to Ugolino, the Dublin duo of lyricist/vocalist, Shane Richardson…

Deaf Joe announces fifth album with the iced reverb of ‘Shadow Work (Come Help Me Sleep)’

Edinburgh-based Waterford artist Deaf Joe is among Ireland’s most interesting musicians operating on the periphery,…