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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 Libertines for 3Arena show

The recently reformed The Libertines will play their first gig in Ireland in 10 years…

Album of the week: Jonnie Common – Trapped In Amber

A jovial intro track called ‘Guesty’, in which Johnnie Common offers to put his mate…

The brilliant Courtney Barnett is playing a Whelan’s show

The Australian Courtney Barnett is known for her whimsical yet realistic humourous indie-rock delivered in…

The Nialler9 TXFM show: January 29th playlist

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

Download the Caribou Vibration Ensemble EP

Anyone who has witnessed one of Caribou’s incendiary live performances in recent years will dig…

Jeff Bridges made an ambient album to help you sleep

Actor Jeff Bridges has a likeable gentle quality and a scratched gravelled voice that you…

Irish artists announced for SXSW 2015

South By Southwest (SXSW), the music industry festival behemoth in Austin, Texas where deals are…

Jessica Pratt – On Your Own Love Again

The San Francisco-based singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt’s first self-titled record felt like it beamed from a…

Forbidden Fruit 2015: Wu Tang Clan, Fatboy Slim, Run The Jewels, Booka Shade, Joey Bada$$

Forbidden Fruit have announced their lineup for the festival to take place in Royal Hospital…

Intro: Brame & Hamo – two Sligo Berlin-based house producers

Brame and Hamo are two young Sligo guys now living in the electronic music hub…

Buffalo Woman – ‘U Make Me High’

You may have see Buffalo Woman, or the name at least, on the odd event…

Aphex Twin is still uploading rare songs to a Soundcloud page

Yesterday Richard D James aka Aphex Twin or user48736353001, began posting unreleased tracks to Soundcloud…

St. Vincent to play Dublin, Cork & Galway

Sweet. Annie Clark aka St. Vincent will be back in Ireland this summer for three…

The Great Escape announce 150 bands for its 10th anniversary

The Great Escape, the new music festival in Brighton has announced its first 150 bands…

Kaytranada – ‘Drive Me Crazy’ featuring Vic Mensa

The Canadian producer’s debut XL single ‘Leave Me Alone’ last year was one of the…

Arcade Fire’s Will Butler for Whelan’s show; win tickets before they go on sale

Arcade Fire’s Will Butler is to play a gig on April 25th in Whelan’s, playing…

Listen to a playlist of the Meteor Choice Music Prize Irish Song of the Year-nominated songs

The nominees for the Meteor Choice Music Prize’s Irish Song of the Year have been…

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

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

ASIWYFA announce new album Heirs

And So I Watch You From Afar today announced that their new album Heirs will…

Premiere listen: Subplots’ new album Autumning

Last year, Subplots returned as a core duo of Phil Boughton and Daryl Chaney with…