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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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The Nialler9 TXFM show – last night’s playlist

As broadcast last night, as it is every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM, which…

Here’s a 50s-inspired Summer Rock & Roll playlist (in association with Zaconey)

I love a dash of 1950’s American retro music, especially if there’s something weird, wonderful…

Tell No Foxx – ‘Dust’

Tell No Foxx are a doomy gloomy atmospheric pop trio from Wicklow. Brian Sillery, Luke…

Gig news roundup: Marc Almond, Sun Kil Moon, Keaton Henson, Karenn, R Kelly night, Homebeat & more

The National Concert Hall have revealed their This Must Be the Place series of concerts…

White Sage – ‘Parnell Street June 1955’

White Sage is the new project from Andy Walsh, who recently opened the new Little…

Video: Leo Drezden – ‘Black Palace’ (Live At Smalltown America)

Wicklow proggy math-rock band Leo Drezden recently travelled to Derry to play a set for…

Indiependence announce Basement Jaxx, Ash, Jape, Kodaline, Mark Lanegan Band and more

Indiependence returns to Mitchelstown for its 10th year this year on the August Bank Holiday…

Silences – ‘The Sea’

The Armagh band Silences were a recent pick at last year’s Hard Working Class Heroes…

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘The River’

Psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard only dropped their latest album I’m…

A Lazarus Soul – Mercury Hit A High E​P

A Lazarus Soul have been perennial Dublin underdogs, playing to, a fervent fanbase, who on…

Oddisee – ‘That’s Love’

The weather has turned, the blue skies are aplenty, summer is on the way and…

Liza Flume – ‘Sheets’

Liza Flume recent decamped from Dublin to her native Sydney for a while. While there…

Watch a colourful live video of Alarmist performing ‘Aztec Dreams’

This is how to do a live performance video. Show offs. Alarmist performed ‘Aztec Dreams’…

The Outset: Listen to a new compilation from Irish collective Clockwork

The Dublin-based collective Clockwork have put together a compilation of tracks from a disparate selection…

Listen to a new set of remixes of Todd Terje’s ‘Alfonso Muskedunder’

Todd Terje has released a fine set of remixes of his album tune ‘Alfonso Muskedunder’…

Swimmers – ‘Lose Myself’

The theme of youth and the widening between that and your current self is at…

Other Voices returns this Sunday for Season 13

Other Voices will return to TV screens for its thirteenth season on RTÉ2 from Sunday…

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

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

The best tracks of the week playlist

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

St. Vincent – ‘Teenage Talk’

St. Vincent released a bunch of nice extra tracks on the deluxe version of her…