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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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Watch Rusangano Family slay live on TV from Other Voices

Rusangano Family, the creators of the Nialler9 Irish album of 2016 were broadcast on Other…

Listen to Daft Punk’s Essential Mix… first aired 20 years ago

It was 20 years ago this week. Before they became the robots, before they became…

Premiere: Ben Bix & Feather – ‘Thirsty’

Frequent live collaborators Ben Bix (Meltybrains?) and Feather have teamed up on a new six-track…

Here’s a 70 minute version of Phil Collins’ ‘In The Air Tonight’ drum fill

Yes. This is the Phil Collins’ In The Air Tonight’ Drum Fill “for 1 Hour…

AboveDat release the belter house pop single ‘Better’

DJ Stevie G and Ian Ring (formerly of Young Wonder)’s AboveDat project has released a…

The 20 best songs of the month

My favourite songs of the past month. Listen to the continuous playlists on Spotify, Youtube &…

Boiler Room AVA Festival lineup announced: Ejeca, Dj Deece, OR:LA and more

Boiler Room returns to AVA at T13 for their third year in a row and…

Win tickets to see Young Blood at St. Patrick’s Festival feat Rusangano Family, Hare Squead & more

Young Blood: The Beats and Voices of Our Generation is a special concert taking place…

Longitude 2017: The Weeknd, Skepta, Kaytranada, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Picture This & more

Longitude Festival returns to Marlay Park from 14 – 16 July this year and after…

Watch the video for Sligo rap trio This Side Up’s ‘Snappin’ feat. Hamo

Sligo rap collective Myster-E, Shaool & Noone aka This Side Up released a really good…

Bad Bones – “I like to have the appearance of masculine and feminine”

The electronic A/V musician Sal Stapleton aka Bad Bones broke through with a series of…

Vantastival festival announce 36 artists for its 2017 edition

Vantastival, the campervan-themed festival to take place on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th June at…

Mumford & Sons to curate Longitude & Latitude stage with Baaba Maal, Jack Garratt, Glass Animals…

While Mumford & Sons wouldn’t be my favourite band by ANY stretch of the imagination,…

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

Win Free entry: Friday: Hennessy Lost Fridays: Valerie Francis, Bad Bones, Lime & Fancy DJs &…

5 recommended albums to listen to right now

With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for…

Future Islands playing Galway, Limerick & Cork

After the announcement that they are to play Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens in July, Future Islands…

Kamasi Washington – Kendrick & RTJ collaborator for Dublin’s National Concert Hall

New jazz star Kamasi Washington will play Dublin’s National Concert Hall on Thursday June 29th…

Watch Le Galaxie get a church dancing in the aisles on Other Voices

Other Voices aired last night (watch it here) and featured Gregory Porter, Sample Answer, Pixie…

Frank Ocean sings on Calvin Harris’ new song with Migos

Frank Ocean’s first bit of Post-Blonde music is a collaboration with Scottish superstar DJ Calvin…

Cadence Weapon & Kaytranada hook up on ‘My Crew (Woooo)’

It’s been too long but Cadence Weapon is baaack. And on a beat by fellow…