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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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All Tvvins – ‘Darkest Ocean’

All Tvvins just dropped a new song called ‘Darkest Ocean’ and it continues the bands…

Gig roundup: All Tvvins, Discotekken’s Amphibious Party, Nathaniel Rateliff, Dam Funk and more

All Tvvins have announced a headline show on Friday November 20th at the Academy in…

Listen to the latest Nialler9 TXFM show

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Listen: Hour One…

Anna Calvi, Sam Amidon, Thomas Bartlett, Robert Forster to interpret W.B. Yeats at the NCH

Anna Calvi, Sam Amidon, Thomas Bartlett, Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens, NYC cabaret performer Justin…

Other Voices announce Electric Picnic stage times and lineup

Other Voices have announced the lineup for their Electric Picnic tent and it’ll feature sets…

Rosa Nutty – ‘Fine Print’

The Dublin-based singer-songwriter Rosa Nutty recently successfully completed a Kickstarter for her debut EP Bunny,…

Listen to Låpsley’s new single ‘Hurt Me’ / ‘Burn’

It’s no surprise to hear Låpsley’s new music move into more of a pop sphere.…

Andrew Hung – ‘Repetition vs Time’

Fuck Buttons’ Andrew Hung released his first solo EP called Rave Cave, all entirely composed…

Happenings presents Minimum Maximum outdoor gig series curated by Nialler9; starts this Friday

Happenings and Nialler9 are teaming up once again for a series of Friday afterwork gigs…

Dubliners TNLYF (formerly The Nightlife) leave big trails with ‘Reflect’

The Nightlife are a Dublin-band who impressed me with their earworm of a debut track…

Cork Film Festival calls for music video submissions for awards & screenings

The Cork Film Festival takes place in November and it has added a strand called…

Solomon Grey – ‘Twilight’ (Night mix)

The London-based duo, who also lived in Galway for a period a few years back…

Katie Kim – ‘Foreign Fleas’

Despite a lot of local respect from musicians and music enthusiasts alike, the music of…

Bicep & Hammer – ‘Dahlia’

Bicep’s recent siren-synth stomper ‘Just’ found its way into the record bag (or laptop) of…

Le Galaxie sign publishing deal with NYC’s Reservoir Music

Le Galaxie have just signed a publishing deal with New York-based publishing company Reservoir, which…

Push It To The Limit – A motivational 80s movie playlist

Inspired by the brilliant Blood Brothers’ mixtapes, this eighties winners playlist was created for a…

Here are the winners of the Sea Legs remix competition

In July, Nialler9 in conjunction with the label Quiet Arch and Sea Legs (Ryan Vail…

Enemies return with a new sound on ‘Play Fire’

Two years on from the fine album Embark, Embrace and Wicklow’s Enemies are showcasing a…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Ticket giveaways: Friday: Native Tongues party: The Jungle Brothers @ The Sugar Club How to enter…

Albums of the month

Summer is always a difficulty time to release an album. There are festivals to attend,…