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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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Watch Hozier’s new video for ‘Sedated’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T46AdXR328 For his first video since the monster hit for ‘Take Me To Church’ by…

Chet Faker announced for Dublin show

Chet Faker returns to Dublin after his Button Factory show earlier in the year to…

Little Dragon for Vicar Street gig

After their set at Forbidden Fruit two weeks ago, Little Dragon have been confirmed for…

Adebisi Shank return with ‘Big Unit’

All other bands can go home for the day because there’s a new Adebisi Shank…

Intro: Florence Olivier – A new band writing “fun summery songs”

Florence Olivier is a new project from three musicians based in Dublin: Rob Maguire, Blathnaid…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // June 10 – 16 in association with Jameson

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

Castlepalooza add Onra, Illum Sphere, Glacial Sound, DMX Krew & more

Castlepalooza has made its second lineup announcement of the summer for the festival in Charleville…

Album premiere: The Dublin Guitar Quartet Performs Philip Glass

The Dublin Guitar Quartet have been transcribing Philip Glass compositions for a number of years,…

alt-J announce new album & European tour with O2 Dublin date

alt-J today announced their second album, This Is All Yours to be released on September…

Win tickets to EXIT Festival 2014

EXIT Festival in Serbia is only a month away and if you’re looking for a…

Watch the new video for The Knife’s “political cabaret” song

‘För alla namn vi inte får använda’, is a new song from The Knife which…

In Photos: No Advance with Fight Like Apes, White Collar Boy & Bantum @ Block T

On Friday night, the idea I had to put on a gig with a secret…

Death Grips release another surprise album, with each track featuring Björk

As is their M.O. at this point, Death Grips released Niggas On The Moon. Each…

SBTRKT – ‘Temporary View’ feat. Sampha

SBTRKT and Sampha have connected on a track once again, which bodes well for the…

Nialler9 presents No Advance @ Block T – Secret lineup BYOB gig

As part of Block T’s Good Friday series of events this summer, Nialler9 takes over…

The top 10 tracks of the week

Tracks of the Week playlist 1. Caribou – ‘Can Do With You’ Opening track from new…

Album of the week: Glass Animals – ZABA

Since Glass Animals appeared on my radar last year, what has most impressed me about…

Knockanstockan Festival announces full lineup

KnockanStockan Festival has announced more names for its eighth lineup of bands for Blessington Lakes…

Watch James Vincent McMorrow cover Lana Del Rey’s ‘West Coast’

While on tour in Australia, James Vincent McMorrow cover Lana Del Rey’s ‘West Coast’ for…

Listen to Tomas Barfod’s new album Love Me

As a member of the Danish band Whomadewho, Tomas Barfod was already adept at creating…