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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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Boxed Off – a new dance festival in Fairyhouse

Promoters Bedlam launched their biggest event yet – Boxed Off, a new dance music festival…

Mac DeMarco – ‘Another One’

Mac DeMarco has a mini-album of love songs coming out on August 7th called Another…

Hard Working Class Heroes opens band applications for 2015

The annual Irish music showcase Hard Working Class Heroes has opened its application process for…

Sea Sessions Festival: 12 recommended bands (in association with Vodafone Centre Stage)

Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival  happens this weekend in Bundoran, rechristened Fundoran for those…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Skip to day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |…

Body&Soul stage times and map

Yesterday, I gave you 20 acts to see at Body&Soul Festival and here are the…

Body & Soul Festival: 20 bands to check out (in association with Vodafone Centre Stage)

Body & Soul Festival does things differently. The festival on the grounds of Ballinlough Castle…

Kurt Vile and Waxahatchee for Vicar Street show

Kurt Vile & the Violators have been lined up for a show in Vicar Street…

The Nialler9 new music chart

Here are the top tracks of the last week: Shura – ‘White Light’ Nao – ‘Golden’…

The Pint is reopening under new owners as The Wiley Fox

The news that The Pint, the Eden Quay venue was closing down, now has a…

Win tickets to see soul kid Leon Bridges before they go on sale

Leon Bridges appeared at the tail end of last year with the soulful crooning track…

Nialler9 TXFM show playlist – June 11th

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. The show starts…

Album of the week: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf

Chance The Rapper’s decision to share the spotlight over to his mates after the buzz…

Hear Adultrock’s booming remix of Lyttet’s ‘Saint Etienne’

Kildare producer Adultrock has put a dancefloor touch on a track from fellow Kildare project…

Body&Soul Festival’s Avril Stanley: “This is what I am supposed to do.”

In an age where music festivals have become our de facto way of letting loose,…

Knockanstockan additions: Ajo Arkestra, Loah, Discopunks, Gavin Glass, No Spill Blood & more

Knockanstockan music and arts festival takes place next month on July 24th and 25th at…

Hear Sea Legs cover SOAK’s ‘Sea Creatures’

As they did with Leo Drezden, Smalltown America hosted a performance from Sea Legs, Ciaran…

Listen to a Roman Flügel remix of Fort Romeau’s ‘Insides’
https://soundcloud.com/fortromeau/saku?in=fortromeau/sets/releases

Roman Flügel is one of four artists to tackle remixing tracks from Fort Romeau’s recent…

Shura – ‘White Light’

I remained largely immune to the music of Shura, the BBC Sound of 2015 shortlisted…

Rudi Zygadlo drops the summery PC Music-esque track ‘Symphathies Scrapbook’

Rudi Zygadlo was one of the producers I encountered at the Red Bull Music Academy…