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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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Soda Blonde release first of 4-part short film music video series – ‘Small Talk’

Soda Blonde have made a four-part short film “inspired by our own journeys through marriage,…

Strange Boy collaborates with Moya Brennan on ‘Beginnings’

The Limerick artist Strange Boy is one of the more interesting and unique musicians operating,…

Electric Picnic moves festival dates to three weeks later; “we are still confident that the festival can take place this year.”

Electric Picnic has announced today that it intends to push the festival dates from September…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Ruby Ivy, Tanoki & Farah Elle, All the Luck in the World, Smoothboi Ezra, Rachel Mae Hannon, Alex Gough, James Lonergan, Kevin Blake, Cherym, Tomike, Zach James Douglas, Kimono Vega.

Aldous Harding for Dublin National Concert Hall show

To coincide with a new single ‘Old Peel’, Aldous Harding has announced European (and UK)…

Yves Tumor for Dublin show

Yves Tumor has been announced for a Dublin show, an overdue announcement from their last…

Melina Malone celebrates Dublin city with song and video for ‘No Better Place’

The Irish R&B artist Melina Malone has released a new song and video that celebrates…

Here are the promoters, festivals & venues who were allocated the €25 million fund for live events for summer 2021

The recipients of the Live Performance Support Scheme €25 million fund to assist commercial venues,…

9 new songs to love this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Audrey Nuna, Charlotte Day Wilson, Shire T, Raven Blue, Emma Houton, Peyton, Ouri, Helen Deland, CHAI, Georgia Ann Muldrow.

A mixing desk owned by the Beastie Boys is currently for sale on Adverts.ie

A 32 channel Neotek Elan II analog recording/mixing desk that was used by the Beastie…

Button Factory announce reopening 85-cap shows from Rachael Lavelle, Local Boy, Alex Gough, Melina Malone, Elkin & more

The Button Factory has announced it will reopen its doors for socially distant shows from…

Nialler9 Presents live stream shows from St. Columb’s Hall featuring Soda Blonde, Nealo, Fia Moon & Jehnova

Nialler9 has teamed up with the beautiful Derry city concert hall St Columb’s Hall to…

Cork artist Arthur Valentine’s Splitscreen EP has a fully playable accompanying video game

Cork label Hausu Records are a label doing their own thing for a few years…

New releases out today: Marina, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Jessie Ware & more

The best new releases out this week.

Podcast: Niall goes to the first gig back

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon Niall attended the first gig back…

A compilation of Mayo punk & rock music is out today

From the Mouth of the Boys Vol.2 is a compilation out on Wahstuff Records today…

Record Store Day is this Saturday – here’s all the info and releases you can get

It’s a different kind of Record Store Day than before but at least it’s happening.…

Caimin Gilmore & Kate Ellis are taking a mobile gig venue to rural Irish locations to perform for 6 people

Double bass player Caimin Gilmore (Sun Collective) and Kate Ellis (Crash Ensemble) are bringing a…

David Keenan announces new album WHAT THEN? and new single ‘Bark’

Dundalk singer-songwriter David Keenan has a second album on the way later this year. WHAT…

The Phil Lynott documentary is finally in cinemas this Friday

Phil Lynott: Song For While I’m Away is an feature documentary on the life and…