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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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Podcast: Subverting norms with The Gloaming, Chai & Lizzo

Plus Grimes is going through changes, A lament for Myspace and an interview with Iarla O’Lionaird and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh.

The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week

Highlights include Drake, Anderson Paak, Sharon Van Etten, Future Proof & more.

Podcast: Michael Jackson documentary, Sigrid, the Choice Prize aftermath

Sally Cinnamon joins us for some deep chat. Farah Elle, Tracey Sefu & Sate drop in to discuss This Land.

Electric Picnic 2019: The Strokes, The 1975, Hozier, Billie Eilish, Christine and the Queens, James Blake…

Electric Picnic has revealed the acts set to play Stradbally Hall, Co. Laois from Friday…

Here are the 12 Irish acts heading to showcase at SXSW in Texas this week

Kojaque, Fontaines D.C, SOAK, Talos and Roe are among the names heading to Texas.

The Dublin Gig Guide – St. Patrick’s edition

Highlights include Paddys Day Weekender, The Gloaming, Lumo Club, Nicki Minaj & more

Listen: Arvo Party remixes VerseChorusVerse’s ‘Queen To Pawn’

Tony Wright has also written a book about his experiences in music.

Elma Orkestra & Ryan Vail collaborate on Borders album, hear a song with Moya Brennan

Stephen James Smith also features on the albun due on Quiet Arch on June 14th.

Listen to the posthumous Conor Walsh album The Lucid; released three years after his passing

The Mayo musician’s album was finished by friends and collaborators.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark for the Olympia Theatre 40th anniversary show

OMD will mark their 40 years in existence.

Nick Murphy (Chet Faker) to play Dublin’s Olympia

The former Chet Faker man arrives in October.

Electric Picnic are due to announce a NEW festival on Wednesday

Yes, another festival.

O Emperor win the Irish album of the year for the Choice Music Prize

  “O Emperor’s Jason probably won’t win. It is a weird and wonderful garage rock/ jazz record…

14 suggested albums released this week to check out: Sigrid, Jafaris, Foals & more

New releases from Stella Donnelly, Juice WRLD, Alice Phoebe Lou & more

The Herbaliser to play first Dublin show in 12 years

The downtempo jazzy trip-hop 90s Ninja Tune duo The Herbaliser are to play their first…

Podcast: Solange, Hozier & bad journalism

For your weekly podcast dose of what’s going on in music, with an emphasis on the new, Niall and Andrea discussing new albums from Solange, Hozier among others.

Mano Le Tough remixes New Jackson’s The Night Mail release on reissued Maeve EP

Mano Le Tough remixes two tracks from the original 2011 release.

Whitney return to Ireland for a show at The Academy

Tickets on general sale Friday with pre-sale available from the band.

The National announce new album for May, hear ‘You Had Your Soul With You’

Director Mike Mills has co-produced the album.

The 25 best songs of the month

The best of February featuring Billie Eilish, Skinner, Modeselektor, Julia Jacklin, Roy of the Ravers, & more