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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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i am niamh – ‘Wonderland’

i am niamh, the solo artist Niamh Parkinson is releasing a solo record Wonderland in…

Is HMV hosting a Record Fest this weekend just pure cheek?

HMV have made a concerted effort to support Irish music scene through initiatives like the…

Glastonbury announces lineup

Glastonbury have released most of the other big names to play the festival in June…

Empress Of – ‘Water Water’

It’s sometimes a good sign when a new artist goes quiet. In the case of…

Jealous of the Birds – ‘Goji Berry Sunset’

Rarely a month goes by in which I don’t receive some Northern Irish music gem…

Watch Villagers perform a Take Away Show

With Darling Arithmetic now available,La Blogothèque have recorded a fine version of Conor O’Brien singing ‘Hot…

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide (in association with Zaconey)

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

Hear a new Irish band cover The Human League for Record Store Gay 4

Record Store Gay, the annual celebration of music and diversity is back for a fourth…

Knockanstockan & Sea Sessions festivals add to their lineups

Today, two Irish festivals have added to their lineups. Sea Sessions, the music and surf…

Róisín Murphy exploits herself in the ‘Exploitation’ video

Directed by Murphy herself, it’s the video for her foreboding Latin-jazz tinged house single ‘Exploitation’…

Record Store Day 2015 – What’s happening around Ireland

Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent record shops and its stock takes place…

Listen to little xs for eyes’ new album Everywhere Else

The Dublin six-piece band little xs for eyes have lost and gained some members over…

Watch a new Villagers video for ‘Everything I Am Is Yours’

A new video for ‘Everything I Am Is Yours’ from last week’s album of the…

Win five vinyl albums from Tower Records’ Vinyl Countdown sale

Tower Records in Dublin are two (Dawson Street, O’Connell Street) of the last remaining independently-owned…

Ratatat – ‘Cream On Chrome’

Ratatat returned over the weekend after four years away to play Coachella. The duo of…

Hangar launches live strand of events, win tickets to Friday’s launch

Hangar, the new nightclub in the recent Andrew’s Lane Theatre space has been rocking its…

Speedy Ortiz for Dublin show

Speedy Ortiz are coming back to Dublin for a show in Whelan’s later in the…

The best tracks of the week

Bank Holidays always mess with schedules, and so does illness. I was inflicted with the…

iZem – ‘Agua Viva’ (Feat. Nina Miranda)

DJ and producer iZem knows how to make Latin-flavoured electronic music that beats and bumps with…

Album of the week: Villagers – Darling Arithmetic

 Darling Arithmetic is the opposite of the Villagers’ second album {Awayland}. Where that album had Conor…