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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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Paj goes on a summer excursion in the video for ‘Superman’

Dublin artist Paj enlisted his musical pals Uly, Rob de Boer, Zeenie Summers (The Waterboys &…

We Cut Corners return with new Muscle Memory EP this Friday, watch the video for the title track, “a treatise on separation anxiety”

The Dublin duo We Cut Corners are releasing their first collection of music since their…

Iceland Airwaves moves to 2021

For a good number of people I chatted to this year since lockdown began, Iceland…

Dublin-based A&R platform Andrson offering €10,000 prize for their songwriting competition

Andrson is a Dublin-based sound-driven A&R platform who are currently hosting a songwriting competition called…

Kelly Lee Owens for Dublin 2021 show

The Welsh producer is releasing her second album this Friday.

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Sun Collective, Demigosh, George Feely, SENU, Arms That Fit Like Legs, Carron x Kobina, Rikshaw and more.

Watch the trailer for David Byrne’s American Utopia, directed by Spike Lee

David Byrne’s American Utopia was one of the best live shows I’ve seen in recent…

Van Morrison urges music industry to “fight the pseudo-science”

Hmm.. Noted Northern Irish songwriter Van Morrison has put up a post on his website…

Logic1000’s ‘Perfume’ is the euphoric soundtrack to walking into a packed dance tent at a festival

The percussive euphoric track with ’90s R&B vocals was originally first heard on Caribou’s 2020 Radio 1 Essential Mix.

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Bon Iver Dublin date moved to October 2021

The Bon Iver show in Dublin has been rescheduled for the third time.

Idles announced for two Dublin Vicar Street shows

Idles will play two Irish shows at Vicar Street in May 2021.

BAN BAM award open to Irish female and gender-minority composers

The BAN BAM Commission and Development Award is currently open for applications for female composers…

Max Cooper-soundtracked Enda Bowe exhibition now on show at Gallery of Photography Ireland

Love’s Fire Song is an exhibition by photographer Enda Bowe with a sound installation by…

PEOPLE mixtape featuring Aaron & Bryce Dessner, Justin Vernon, Lisa Hannigan, Enda Walsh, Richard Reed Parry & more released

PEOPLE is a collective which orbits around festivals like Cork’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour,…

Radie Peat, Donal Lunny, Anna-Mieke among Irish artists who have created music for primary schools education programme

DabbledooMusic is an online resource for Irish primary schools who also bring real musicians and…

New Albums released this week: Bright Eyes, The Killers, Planting, Girl Friday & more

The best new releases out this week.

Handpicked new tunes: God Knows, Tame Impala, Marie Davidson, TSHA, Phoenix, Alex Gough, Bitch Falcon, Angel Olsen & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Wyvern Lingo release song ‘Brutal Lottery’ in aid of missing children charity

Wyvern Lingo today shared the followup to ‘Don’t Say It’, and it’s a song that…

God Knows gets Mango, Nealo, Skripteh & Rebel Phoenix on the East Coast All-Stars ‘Who’s Asking’ remix; Watch the Dave Tynan video

In February, eminent don of Irish rap, God Knows brought together a cast of rap…

Here are 9 upcoming Irish gigs you can buy tickets for

Maybe like me you’ve been hit with pandemic fatigue pretty hard this week. The normal…