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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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Listen to the Nialler9 TXFM show // June 5

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

God Knows + mynameisjOhn – Rusangano / Family

After their impressive EP of bass-heavy hip-hop last year in collaboration with Graeme S, Limerick-based…

Banks – Drowning’ (video)

I’m obsessed with this Banks song at the moment. Not much happening in the video…

Princess – ‘Neverlook’

I’ve yet to see Dublin band Princess live but I’ve heard only good things from…

John Grant to host his own TXFM live show

Well this is cool. The eloquent and witty singer-songwriter/lyricist John Grant will host a special…

Elaine Mai – ‘Lay with Me’ (SertOne remix)

The ever-reliable SertOne has delivered an expansive electronic reworking of ‘Lay with Me’ from Elaine…

Subplots – ‘Colourbars’

Five years ago, Subplots released their debut album Nightcycles, and today, the band, now a…

Watch Twin Shadow’s brilliant performance of ‘To The Top’ on Conan

I admired the audacity of Twin Shadow releasing ‘To The Top’ an over-the-top ’80s hair…

Body & Soul Wonderlust stage details

Details of the Wonderlust Stage at Body & Soul festival have been revealed. Curated by…

Nialler9 Chart: The 30 best tracks of May

The chart: Clipping. – ‘Work Work’ (Feat. Cocc Pistol Cree) La Roux – ‘Uptight Downtown’…

Forbidden Fruit 2014 in photos

Colm Moore took his camera down to Kilmainham where he caught pics of The Flaming…

Caribou – ‘Can’t Do Without You’

If the presence of Caribou on festival lineups this summer had you wondering if Dan…

Wild Promises – ‘Ballymore’ (video)

Colm Russell, director of recent Irish music video standouts has made another visually sumptuous video…

Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

The LA label Stones Throw has held a high watermark in the quality of its…

A gig to salute to journalist Eugene Moloney to feature The Lost Brothers, Andy Irvine & more

Two years ago this month, June 24th 2012, journalist Eugene Moloney was assaulted on the…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // June 3 – 9

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

Win tickets to La Roux in Dublin before tickets go on sale

After her return with two killer tracks ‘Let Me Down Gently’ and ‘Uptight Downtown’, La…

Album of the week: Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like A Bell

The Gainesville Florida band Hundred Waters‘ first album was a cherishable collection of abstract folk…

The top 10 tracks of the week

Tracks of the Week playlist 1. Clipping. – ‘Work Work’ (Feat. Cocc Pistol Cree) One of…

Dave I.D. plays Block-T’s Good Friday series tonight, curated by Osaka Records

Ahead of my own collaboration with Block-T in Smithfield next weekend for No Advance, if…