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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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Perfume Genius for Dublin Tivoli show

Fresh from an acclaimed performance at Electric Picnic, Perfume Genius will return in December to…

Kiasmos for Vicar Street show

Kiasmos are coming back to Ireland after their Electric Picnic gig this past weekend, courtesy…

Hard Working Class Heroes reveal stage times

Hard Working Class Heroes, the annual music showcase and conference taking place in Dublin from…

LCD Soundsystem’s American Dream is proof that James Murphy should stop worrying

After all the goodbyes and last hurrahs, LCD Soundsystem’s seven-year itch is over. And so…

Electro-pop newcomer May Rosa drops the swooning ‘Dancing In The Debris’

Amy Rose Esdale AKA May Rosa is a new Belfast artist dealing in electronic pop…

Rusangano Family ask for Barry’s or Lyons on new song ‘Tea In A Pot’

With a show coming up on Saturday at Electric Picnic this weekend, Rusangano Family dropped…

Sounding The Feminists takes inspiration from feminist theatre movement and brings it to music

Sounding the Feminists (STF) is an Irish-based collective of composers, sound artists, performers, musicologists, educators, students,…

LCD Soundsystem share non-American Dream cut ‘pulse v.1’

LCD Soundsystem might be putting out their first record since 2010 tomorrow with American Dream…

St. Vincent debuts artpop video for ‘New York’

St Vincent dropped an art-popping video for her ‘New York’ song and it’s a bright…

Here’s whose playing the free Nialler9-curated Sounds From A Safe Harbour Music Trail in Cork

Sounds From A Safe Harbour is back after its debut in 2015 and it had…

Watch Erica Cody’s debut video for ‘Addicted’

Upcoming Irish singer, songwriter and producer Erica Cody impressed with her debut single ‘Addicted’ and…

Ghostface Killah for Dublin show next month

My favourite Wu-Tang member Ghostface Killah is to play the Button Factory on Friday, September…

The Electric Picnic stage times 2017 in full

All the main stage times for Electric Picnic are now in. The Clashfinder is firing…

The Nialler9 Electric Picnic DJ mix 2017

For what is now an annual tradition, I present the Nialler9 Electric Picnic DJ mix…

BARQ – ‘Optimus Prime’

With a sound that has been established as a bed of alternative live band R&B…

Ships – ‘None Of It Real’ (Mix & Fairbanks remix)

Here we go. Two of my favourite Irish acts combine on this remix of Ships‘…

The 14 best gigs & clubs in Dublin city this week

Not everyone is going to Electric Picnic guys. So for those that aren’t or those…

The Electric Picnic stage times & map are here

All the main stage times for Electric Picnic are being revealed by Irish Times and…

Beck announces Colors with a Beatles-esque stomper ‘Dear Life’

Beck has finally revealed the followup to 2014’s Morning Phase, Colors will be released on…

Red Bull Soundome featuring 46 speakers, 5 subwoofers is coming to Electric Picnic

The Red Bull Soundome is a geodesic dome featuring 46 speakers and 5 subwoofers under…