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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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Lankum to play A National Disgrace live stream special show from the Abbey Theatre this month

Lankum have announced a special live streamed show from the Abbey Theatre on August 15th.…

The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Bjork, Phoebe Bridgers, Max Richter, NPR Virtual Festival, Other Voices, Live From Guerrilla Studios, Ride and more.

Other Voices teaming up with German festival Haldern Pop for special live stream event this weekend featuring Lisa Hannigan, stargaze, Black Country New Road & more

Other Voices is back this week, in a collaborative mode, teaming up with German festival…

Star Nation 2020 reveals four regional finalists

Star Nation’s search for Ireland’s next big music star has announced the four regional finalists…

District 8 are putting on a weekender featuring Boots & Kats, Kettama, Tommy Holohan, Cailín & more in Amsterdam next March

Looking ahead to March 2021 when things may possibly be back to some level of…

Kneecap, Junior Brother, Silverbacks and Rising Damp are playing Live From Guerrilla Studios next week

Live From Guerrilla Studios is the recently debuted online live music show focusing on alternative…

Handpicked new tunes released today: Róisín Murphy, Foals, Billie Eilish, Loah, Lone, Travis Barker & Run The Jewels & more

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

A Night-Time Economy Taskforce has been set up by the Irish government

One thing the government has done in a positive light this week among all the…

Cbakl enlists Nealo, Local Boy & Lacuna on ‘Memories Fade’ from new collab-heavy EP

The EP also features Max Zanga of Tebi Rex, Hazey Haze, Monjola, Gavin Davinci and Kibo.

Nialler9 Podcast: Taylor Swift and The National’s Aaron Dessner make folklore – a review

You can’t make a Tomlette without breaking a few Gregs.

SOAK, Saint Sister’s Gemma Doherty & Ellius Grace collaborate on “antidote to anxiety” spoken word visual ‘I’m Alive’

Spoken word is all the rage with musicians at the moment with Lana Del Rey…

Phoebe Bridgers releases video to Punisher closing track ‘I Know The End’

Phoebe Bridgers’ album Punisher is one of the best of 2020, cementing the singer-songwriter as…

Watch the video for Jape’s ‘Instrumental For The Lonely’ (Sentinel Video Project)

Over the course of the last while, Jape has been publicising the eight videos made…

Ailbhe Reddy announces debut album Personal History for October; hear ‘Between Your Teeth’

After the recent release of the excellent ‘Time Difference’, Ailbhe Reddy is back with another…

Songs From An Empty Room raises €400,000+ for Irish live music professionals, but organisers call for amendments to PUP & Wage Subsidy Scheme

The Songs From An Empty Room live broadcast on RTÉ last Saturday raised €400,000 for…

Angel Olsen announces new album Whole New Mess, the solo companion album to All Mirrors; hear the title track on record & played for Jimmy Fallon

Angel Olsen has announced a new album, Whole New Mess, out on August 28th, the…

Reducing the €350 Covid Pandemic Unemployment Payment will decimate the arts & entertainment industry; sign the petition

The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) was brought in by Fine Gael in March to provide…

The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Dermot Kennedy, All Together Now, Lollapalooza, Powpig, Angie McMahon, Transmission Festival, Mavis Staples 80 and more.

Nialler9’s 8 current favourite dance tracks

Current DJ favourites with Róisín Murphy, Kelly Lee Owens, Soulwax, Chris Rea, Real Lies, Pangaea, Jaakko Eino Kalevi & more