Avatar

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.

14172 Articles Published | Follow:
New Jackson reimagines David Bowie’s ‘Sound And Vision’ on Fort Romeau’s label

While David Kitt has a new solo album on the way, which he previewed on…

Life Festival 2017; the 8 acts announced so far

Life Festival is returning to Belvedere House from May 26th to May 28th and the…

Tei Shi returns with ‘Keep Running’

Argentinian-born NYC-based singer Valerie Teicher aka Tei Shi was an artist with some momentum a…

Rising Irish artist Laoise celebrates over 130k Spotify plays of debut single with live performance

Galway artist Laoise is set to build on her Nirvana cover and the release of…

Icelandic musician Ásgeir is back to melt your cold heart with ‘Unbound’

A few years back (2013 to be precise) the Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ásgeir melted some ice-cold…

ANOHNI to release new Paradise EP; hear the booming title track

A followup to Hopelessness, ANOHNI’s full length album, in the form of the Paradise EP…

Anderson .Paak brought his 6-year-old son on Ellen to dance to ‘Am I Wrong’

https://youtu.be/2dxOpxdp0kI Anderson .Paak and his band The Free Nationals performed a Nialler9-2016-favourite ‘Am I Wrong’…

New Irish music from Montauk Hotel – ‘Black Dress’

Montauk Hotel are a new band with four members (Claudia, Shell, Aoife and Karima) making…

Choice Music Prize announces lineup for award night in Vicar Street

The Choice Music Prize will be announced in Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday 9th March…

#CorkLovesMusic live music & discussion event to take place in February

#CorkLovesMusic is a new showcase and discussion series in partnership with First Music Contact, with…

House Of Pain & Mike Skinner for Bare In The Woods festival in Portarlington

Mike Skinner & House Of Pain are among the first two names announced for the…

Bitch Falcon announce Irish tour dates

The Dublin alt-rock trio Bitch Falcon have announced an Irish tour happening next month and…

7 Nialler9-recommended DJ tunes for the dancefloor

Upcoming Nialler9 DJ gigs: Feb 4: Alexis Taylor Prince Tribute, Mix & Fairbanks @ Button…

Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins sing on Thundercat’s new yacht-rock single

On his recent comeback single, Thundercat channelled yacht rock. Now, he has gone straight to…

Here’s a charming song from a Norwegian girl about her relationship with a gang of young horse-keeping Liberties lads

What happened when a Norwegian girl started hanging around the Liberties after buying a horse…

Overcoats to release debut album on Arts & Crafts, hear ‘Hold Me Close’

Overcoats, that is Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell left an impression on the Dublin music…

Ryan Vail & Jealous Of Birds – ‘Love Is A Crow’

Derry electronic composer Ryan Vail released a fine debut album inspired by a home piano…

Ava Festival announces 2017 lineup

Ava Festival and Conference announced its lineup for the Belfast-based electronic festival on June 2nd…

Check out this night of new Irish hip-hop brought to you by District Magazine

With Irish hip-hop getting increasingly better, more diverse and active, District Magazine have put together…

James Vincent McMorrow’s ‘Get Low’ gets a low-end makeover by Sander Kleinenberg

James Vincent McMorrow’s ‘Get Low’ is a highlight of his recent album We Move. Today,…