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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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Brian Deady – ‘Clap Both My Hands’

One of the finest soul singers, maybe the finest, in Ireland is Brian Deady who…

Other Voices, announce more acts including Low, Other Room and Music Trail

Following last week’s preliminary announcement of Richard Hawley, Lapsley and more for Other Voices this…

Listen to the debut podcast from Other Voices

Other Voices have been expanding in recent years, first physically to Derry and London, and…

I Have A Tribe – ‘Medicine From Calgary’

One of my favourite new Irish artists, Patrick O’Laoghaire aka I Have A Tribe has…

White Collar Boy – ‘Away From Reality’

White Collar Boy have been methodically working away on new material some of which they…

It’s happening, The Stone Roses are playing Dublin

A couple of weeks ago, The Stone Roses announced some returning UK live dates in…

Cave Ghosts – ‘All My Life’ / ‘Mariposa’

Taking their cues from retro garage and pop, Cave Ghosts‘ music often sounds like the…

Nialler9 TXFM radio show playlist – November 12th

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Here’s what I…

Iceland Airwaves 2015: 16 of the best sets in Reykjavík

Iceland has a special allure. The island is alone in the North Atlantic but upon…

Dublin band Beach release psychedelic exotic single ‘Arabia’

New Dublin five-piece Beach (Dave Barrett, Alex Conway, Adrian Garvey, Bernard Kavanagh, Simon Flynn) drop…

Donal Dineen and Stevie G team up for club night Backstory No.1

Backstory No.1 is a new club night hosted by Donal Dineen billed as “a night…

Listen to Richie Egan’s off-cuts collection .wav goodbye

.wav goodbye is an 8-track collection of music cut from the demo folders of Richie…

First acts announced for Other Voices in December: Richard Hawley, Lapsley, Gaz Coombes and more

Other Voices returns to Dingle in from Friday December 4th to Sunday 6th for its 14th…

Daniel Avery – ‘Sensation’

Its been two years since Daniel Avery’s monumental Drone Logic album (“A jumbo-sized old-fashioned dance debut”…

John Grant & Wilco will return for outdoor shows in Dublin next summer

After two shows in Vicar Street this week, John Grant has been announced to return…

Bloc announce Thom Yorke, Four Tet, Floating Points, Jeff Mills, Ben Klock, Bicep and more

Bloc returns from 11 to 13 March 2016 in Butlins Resort Minehead near Bristol with an…

The best songs of October 2015

My favourite songs of the past month. Get the majority of them as a continuous playlists…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide / November 10 – 16

Win free entry: Saturday: Free entry/6 bottles of beer: From The Sugar Club with Love…

Hear Lindstrom’s remix of Foals’ ‘Give It All’

‘Give It All’ is one of a clutch of delicate songs on Foals new album…

Win two Saturday tickets to Metropolis Festival with Electrik Nights by Absolut

Metropolis Festival is happening this Saturday and Sunday in the RDS in Dublin and the…