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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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Starboard Home – an album inspired by Dublin port announces tracklist & gigs

Starboard Home is a new album that features new songs inspired by Dublin Port, Dublin…

WOB! encourage you to let your body ‘Move’

WOB! are a duo who have been indulging in electronic music taking in drum’n’ bass,…

James Vincent McMorrow features on the new Kygo single

Well. It was so long ago now that I had forgotten the news but back…

The Beatyard announce George Clinton, Roy Ayers, Snarky Puppy, Daniel Wang, Charles Bradley…

The Beatyard, Bodytonic’s festival by the sea on July 20th and 31st has revealed the…

Prince is dead

Update: We’ve organised a last-minute night to play some Prince in Tengu tonight. Prince was…

Nguzunguzu – Perfect Lullaby Vol. 3 mix

Nguzunguzu dropped the third instalment of their Perfect Lullaby series yesterday. The mix takes tarraxinha,…

Statement from Hangar says new club space H2 on the way

News reached on Monday, that the long-planned sale of Andrew’s Lane Theatre, the space formerly known…

Kildare producer EMBRZ has officially remixed Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen’s newest album Emotion was a  hit with more independent-driven music sites when it came…

First listen: Lisa O’Neill – Pothole In The Sky

Let it be known that development that is worthwhile and sustainable doesn’t happen overnight. The…

Proper Micro NV – ‘Natural Born Forgiver’

The 21 year-old Limerick producer Rory Hall has been trying out different electronic styles over…

Watch Wastefellow’s digitally trippy ‘Wonder’ video

Wastefellow first came to my attention via his collaboration with Bobby Basil – ‘G Train’.…

The Lumo Club April mix

The  seventh edition of our monthly club night Lumo is back in Tengu on Saturday April 30th…

The False and The Fair – ‘Bald Apes’

The False and The Fair are an Dublin alternative rock band formed in 2013 who…

Roisin Murphy – ‘Mastermind’

Gift. Roisin Murphy is following up last year’s sophisticated album Hairless Toys with Take Her…

Irish musicians respond to the homeless crisis

Ireland’s rate of homelessness is something we should all be concerned about. Even today, there…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Email to be in the draw for free entry: Friday: ONRA, MO-Kolours, Beats, Rhymes & Life screening…

Clonmel Junctions Festival announces lineup including The Unthanks, Hauschka, Lisa O’Neill & more

Mary Hickson who recently finished her tenure at Cork Opera House has moved on to…

Let this 18 minute “musical cosmos” from Bray’s El Grey wash over you

Here’s something I don’t come across to often in my new music travels. El Grey…

David Kitt, The Young Folk, BARQ & Sample Answer among new additions to Groove Festival

Groove Festival takes place in Killruddery House, Co. Wicklow on Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd…

Listen to the debut single from Cork-born Lyra about embracing your own accent

Hear the Lyra song from TV Show Striking Out here. Lyra is a new artist…