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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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Kool Thing – ‘I See You (I Am You)’

After a period where Kool Thing-related people went off to do other music things, the…

Cignol – ‘Sys486’

It’s been four years since I last featured Cignol here but that doesn’t mean he…

Press Charges – ‘People From The Block’

Sunken Foal’s Countersunk label has a new release out from a project called Press Charges,…

Shamir – ‘On The Regular’

Shamir Bailey made such an impression with his debut EP, Northtown on Godmode this year,…

The Nialler9 Dublin Halloween Gig Guide

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

Gig news update: Tune-Yards, Ben Howard, Tweedy & Daniel Lanois

tUnE-yArDs is playing Vicar Street on Tuesday March 3rd. Nice. Tickets are €22 plus fee…

The best tracks of the week

See this page for a Soundcloud playlist of all the tracks. 1. Tiga – ‘Bugatti’…

Album of the week: Lethal Dialect x Jackknife-J – 1988

Cabra native Paulie Allwright has been one of the shining examples of Irish rap for…

Listen to this week’s Nialler9 TXFM show

The Nialler9 TXFM show airs every Thursday night at 10pm for two hours. You can listen live on 105.2FM, online, the TXFM…

Download Run The Jewels 2 now

It’s a (pre) Christmas fucking miracle. El-P and Killer Mike aka Run The Jewels couldn’t…

Panda Bear – ‘Mr Noah’

Panda Bear in 2014 is a long way from the Panda Bear that made his…

Watch Tiga’s awesome ‘Bugatti’ video

Tiga is a DJ and producer known for his dry humour and ‘Bugatti’ is another…

Listen to the new Booka Brass Band track – ‘Nute’

In recent months, Booka Brass Band have become the party band of choice thanks to…

Mmoths – ‘Yago’

It’s been a quiet year for Jack Colleran aka Mmoths as he’s been working on…

The Strypes announce December Irish tour

The Strypes will cap off a pretty amazing year with a big Irish tour in…

Watch Le Galaxie perform ‘Love System’ at Minimum Maximum in Block-T

Last month’s Minimum Maximum gig in Block T was one of the best we’ve had…

Subplots – ‘Future Tense’

Earlier this Summer, Subplots returned as a duo with news of a new album on…

Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def is coming to Dublin to perform Black On Both Sides

That’s right. Mos Def, who is now called Yasiin Bey, has been booked for a…

Watch Floor Staff perform ‘Gift Horse’ in Elektra studios

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrox_-yg2o Anthony Donnelly’s band Floor Staff have released some fine tracks in the melodic indie…

Ólafur Arnalds for Dun Laoghaire & Cork shows

Update: Arnalds now playing The Triskel, Cork on Wednesday February 18th. €22 plus fee. Icelandic…