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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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Sylvan Esso for Workman’s Dublin show, win tickets

Sylvan Esso, the duo of Amelia Meath (Mountain Man) and Nick Sanborn (Megafaun) have just…

Body&Soul add Shabazz Palaces, James Holden, Max Romeo, Lasertom and more

Body&Soul today added some names to their lineup for Ballinlough Castle in Co.Westmeath for 21…

Listen to a Life Festival 2014 playlist

Life Festival takes place this weekend in Belvedere House, Co. Westmeath for its fourth year…

Jungle – ‘Time’

Jungle duo J and T hit it big with ‘Busy Earnin’, a song which ushered…

Imploded View – ‘Flutter Funk’

Longford producer Imploded View impressed with the track ‘Withered Lights’ back in April, a Fort…

Jurassic 5 – ‘The Way We Do It’

The first Jurassic 5 song in eight years since the band reformed to celebrate the…

NCH releases summer programme including Jape, Lisa Hannigan & more covering Bowie

The National Concert Hall have announced its summer schedule which covers events from June 24th…

Hawklion – ‘Africa’

Every four to six weeks or so, the guys and gals on BBC NI’s outstanding…

Watch a video for a “shaken-up” version of The Knife’s ‘Without You My Life Would Be Boring’

The Knife have recorded alternative versions, more closely aligned to the band’s live performances, to…

Violin-wielding indie-pop performer Kishi Bashi for Whelan’s show

Kishi Bashi, the dizzying perfomer of violin-assisted indie-pop who has played with Of Montreal, Regina…

JUCE – ‘(H)ours’

London girl trio Juce returned with an Annie Mac Free Music Mondays-debuted new track ‘(H)ours’,…

Banks – ‘Drowning’

You know when there’s such a long build up to a debut album and you’ve…

Watch Glass Animals’ animated plasticine video for ‘Pools’

The debut album, ZABA, from Oxford band Glass Animals is only a few weeks away…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // May 20 – 26

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

The top 10 tracks of the week

Tracks of the Week playlist 1. La Roux – ‘Let Me Down Gently’ After five years,…

B.A.R.E In the Woods – a new one day music festival near Portarlington

B.A.R.E In the Woods is a new small music festival happening next month outside Portarlington.…

Listen to the Nialler9 TXFM show // May 15

Every Thursday night at 10pm, I get two hours of the airwaves on TXFM to…

Insider Playlist – Pharrell

As featured in the Irish Independent’s Insider mag every Thursday. Spotify and Youtube playlists below.…

Download a ZIP file of Kaytranada originals, remixes and edits

Yesterday, eminent remixer and Montreal beat producer Kaytranada dropped a ZIP file featuring 19 different…

Drop Everything: A future island festival on the edge of the Atlantic

Most festivals sell themselves on that special moment, that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the performer that will do something that…