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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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The Nialler9 TXFM Radio show – listen back

The Nialler9 radio show airs live every Thursday night from 10pm to Midnight on 105.2FM…

Body&Soul Absolut Stage: Rory Phillips, Billy Scurry, Lumo, Kelly-Anne Byrne & more

Absolut has revealed the lineup for its ‘Midsummer Nights by Absolut’ at Body&Soul and it’ll…

Super Furry Animals return with ‘Bing Bong’

After last year’s reunion shows, the Super Furries will be playing a US tour and…

Marlene Enright – ‘Underbelly’

When not playing music with Cork band The Hard Ground, Marlene Enright has recently been…

Youbloom announce bands for the festival & conference weekend

Youbloom, a conference and music festival taking place in Dublin next month from June 1st…

Electric Picnic announce Trenchtown lineup

Electric Picnic has announced its lineup for the reggae, ska, dub, rap, world and dancehall…

Metronomy – ‘Old Skool’

Metronomy are back. It’s hard to believe that Love Letters was released in 2013, such…

Air release best of TwentyYears anthology, hear previously unreleased ‘Indian Summer’

French band Air, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, introduced me and many others to music…

Album of the week: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool

Five more years. That was the time period that Radiohead needed to step out of…

Dublin venue Sweeney’s to close in June

Here we are again. Dublin pub and venue Sweeney’s (The Sweeney Mongrel) on Dame Street…

Nialler9 Mix Series: DJ Deece – The Warmup mix

The Nialler9 mix series has been long overdue. Each mix will feature a theme and…

Body & Soul Festival reveal new areas, acts & stage breakdowns

Body & Soul Festival has let loose a load of info today for the festival,…

This steel band version of 50 Cent’s ‘P.I.M.P’ is a classic cover

I love Steel band covers. Esso Trinidad Steel Band covering MJ’s ‘I Want You Back’?…

New artist of the week: Jens Kuross

Background: Idaho-born musician who studied Jazz at Berklee college in Boston but just started releasing…

Oxfam Ireland looking for gig promoters to host a gig in aid of the charity

Last year, Oxfam launched Gig Maker, an initiatie asking people, schools, colleges, business and promoters…

Watch Kaytranada & a robot dance in the video for ‘Lite Spots’

Among the many worthy albums released last Friday was Kaytranada’s long-awaited 99.9% debut album on…

Heathers, Jofridur, Talos & Mick Flannery for St. John’s Priory Kilkenny gigs

Irish acts Mick Flannery, Heathers, Talos and Icelandic artist Jofridur (JFDR, Samaris, Pascal Pinion) have…

James Blake & Bon Iver – ‘I Need A Forest Fire’

James Blake dropped his new album The Colour In Anything last Friday, a release that…

Intro: Dublin synth pop band Flecks drop debut Girl EP

The Dublin five-piece band Flecks dropped their debut EP Girl on Friday and established their…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Email to be in the draw for free entry: Thursday: Cory Henry Revival Project, Ceo Experiment, Michael Buckley…