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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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T-Woc starts new 7″ label, first release features Irish/Malay singer Aminah Dastan

Dublin/Sao Paolo-based Mick T-Woc has a long-established interest in dub, reggae and electronic music and…

Casa Bacardi stage times for Electric Picnic

The stage times for Casa Bacardi for Electric Picnic are here for next weekend. Friday:…

Film review: Straight Outta Compton

There were a few NWA songs on one of the first primer rap cassettes I…

Transviolet – ‘Bloodstream’

Los Angeles’ Transviolet have followed up the excellent ‘Girls Your Age’ with ‘Bloodstream’, a more-direct…

Listen to Four Tet’s remix of Chvrches ‘Leave A Trace’

Four Tet has turned his remix brain to Chvrches‘ recent single from second album Every…

The Redneck Manifesto are playing Electric Picnic

The Redneck Manifesto are playing the Salty Dog stage at Electric Picnic on Friday night…

Jamie xx’s Loud Places remix EP is finally up for pre-order

The remixes you’ve heard on radio and mixes over the last while of Loud Places…

JD Sampson and Young & Sick team up as for some synth-disco as Sharer

JD Sampson has form in riot grrrl band Le Tigre and the active electro band…

Contour – ‘Rearrange & Realign’

Dublin duo Contour are back with a new EP called Blessed With Weird Things on…

Watch Oh Wonder’s live debut in Maida Vale for BBC Radio 1

It’s nearly 12 months since Oh Wonder first appeared and as the earth comes to…

First Listen: The Jimmy Cake – Master

Instagram, Irish Water, Marriage Equality, EDM, Jobbridge, Hozier. This is just a small list of…

Petite Noir – ‘MDR’

African artist Petite Noir is building up to the release of his debut La Vie…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Ticket giveaways: Friday: Happenings & Nialler9 present Minimum Maximum: I Have A Tribe, Stomptown Brass &…

Iceland Airwaves just added 120 bands to the lineup including Kiasmos, Nao, Formation, Anna B Savage, Chastity Belt…

There was disappointment a few weeks ago when Bjork cancelled all her festival appearances including…

12 Points Festival is looking for artists for 2016

12 Points Festival is a nomadic festival by Improvised Music Company that alternates between Dublin…

Boots – ‘Aquaria’ feat. Deradoorian

After collaborating with the likes of Beyoncé, FKA Twigs and Run The Jewels, Boots has…

Lissie for a Dublin solo show

Ahead of her third album next year, Illinois country-tinged singer-songwriter Lissie will be in Dublin…

Watch the superb performance video for the new Overhead, The Albatross song

For the impressive video, directed by Bold Puppy, Axis Theatre in Ballymun for their new…

Win tickets to the launch screening of Arcade Fire’s The Reflektor Tapes in the Light House

The Light House Cinema in Smithfield is hosting the launch event and screening for the…

The best tracks of the week

The new music playlist is also available on Spotify and Apple Music. Updated weekly. New music chart…