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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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Seven years on, Chromatics release a new album that’s not Dear Tommy

Closer To Grey is an album of all new material.

Autre Monde’s ‘On The Record’ is a great song about the irresponsible pursuit of making music professionally

Sax solo, Arcade Fire influences on a song about “the addiction to making pop songs and irresponsibly chasing the perma-receding horizon of professional musicianship.”

Bodytonic to open a The Bernard Shaw-style space on the Northside

Bodytonic is to reopen a The Bernard Shaw-style place on a new premises on the…

A second Julia Jacklin Dublin date has been added

Two of Australia’s finest.

Dave wins the Mercury Prize 2019

Psychodrama is the ultimate winner, ahead of Fontaines DC, Idles and Little Simz.

Skinner returns with the slacker grunge pop alchemy of ‘Slouch’

The Dubliner is making alchemic rock music.

The omnivert pop of Charli XCX (Nialler9 Podcast)

Plus Sounds From Safe Harbour, in praise of Lyric FM, Murli, Wilco, Holy Fuck, Marcus Woods & Rebel Phoenix.

A Sounding the Feminists music writing workshop for female, trans and non-binary artists is taking place next month

Sounding the Feminists is a voluntary organisation made up of “composers, sound artists, performers, musicologists,…

Win tickets to Cerys Matthews’ event at Liberty Hall about music and food next Tuesday

BBC 6 Music radio presenter and former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews will be in Dublin…

MuRli asserts his return to solo rap with Steve Ryan of Windings on ‘Illegible’

One third of Rusangano Family is back with a solo track.

A tribute night to David Berman with Adrian Crowley, Maija Sofia, John Kelly & more is planned next month

With the sad passing of Silver Jews and Purple Mountain musician David Berman last month, …

Why The Bernard Shaw closing matters to Dublin (Podcast)

Plus a review of Adam Bainbridge’s third Kindness album featuring Robyn, Seinabo Sey, Jazmine Sullivan, Sampha and more.

Bon Iver for Dublin 3Arena show in 2020

Justin Vernon and co are Dublin-bound.

Nialler9 & The Workman’s presents a free show with Silverbacks, Odd Morris, GIF and The Mary Wallopers on Culture Night

September 20th from 9pm with 4 great new Irish bands.

The Bernard Shaw is to close in October

The Bernard Shaw on South Richmond Street has announced today that it is to close…

Ireland Music Week reveal conference programme details

Ireland Music Week, formerly Hard Working Class Heroes, has announced its expanded programme for the…

Listen to this week’s Nialler9 New Music Playlist

Music from Lana Del Rey, Overcoats (pictured), Kojaque and Luka Palm, Grimes, Roisin Murphy, Jack Penate, Whitney, Boy Harsher and more.

Lana Del Rey’s new American Dream & Electric Picnic in review (Podcast)

Is Lana’s 5th album a trash fire of the American Dream or has she found new ground in which to sing from away from the pop zeitgeist?

Win tickets to Jon Hopkins & Grandbrothers with a night’s stay in hotel at Sounds From A Safe Harbour

With Sounds From A Safe Harbour now just a weekend away, we have a sweet…