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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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Meltybrains? – ‘Green, Yellow & Purple’ (video)

Both times I’ve seen Meltybrains? play in Dublin, both shows were shut down by the…

Stream James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical album right now

James Vincent McMorrow’s Post Tropical album is probably the most anticipated Irish album of the…

Watch Snakadaktal’s looptastic and hypnotic video for ‘Fall Underneath’

Melbourne five-piece band Snakadaktal released a fine debut album of atmospheric indie tunes with Sleep…

Whelan’s Ones To Watch Festival lineup and stage times

Whelan’s now annual Ones To Watch Festival is back next week to banish the January…

Chromeo – ‘Come Alive’ (feat. Toro y Moi)

Chromeo’s White Women is certainly one of my most anticipated albums of 2014. We’ve already…

St. Vincent – ‘Digital Witness’

You can hear the influence of Annie Clark’s recent collaborative album with David Byrne on…

Girl Band – ‘Lawman’

Dublin band Girl Band had a relatively quiet 2013 but they’ve got things moving for…

Dean Blunt to play first Irish solo show

As one half of now-defunct Hype Williams and as a solo musician, Dean Blunt has…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // January 6th – 13th

If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter. Skip to…

Whelan’s celebrates 25 years by opening a record shop and more

Did you know? The first Whelan’s gig ever was organised in 1989 by the Kevin…

ATP Iceland announce first headliners as Portishead and Interpol

Ireland and Europe’s growing love affair with Iceland through its festivals and music including and…

Little Bear – ‘Night Dries Like Ink’ (video)

Derry’s Little Bear had a fine 2013 that was helped immensely by two appearances at…

Nialler9’s 30 best tracks of December

December was all about End of Year lists so there was still lots of music…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // Jan 2nd – 6th

If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter. Skip to…

Readers’ Poll: Top 25 Irish albums of 2013

Concluding the Best of 2013 lists with your favourite Irish albums as voted in the…

Readers’ Poll: Top 30 Irish songs of 2013

Best of 2013 continues. The results of your favourite Irish songs are in. Check the…

Nialler9 Podcast #44: Uncharted Pleasures

Just in time for the end of the year, the 44th Nialler9 podcast features great…

New Year’s Eve Irish gigs roundup

The New Year’s Eve gig announcements are upon us so if you decided to go…

Readers’ Poll: Favourite gigs, videos, EPs and remixes of 2013

Here are the first results of the Readers’ Poll showing your favourite gigs, videos, EPs,…

New Year’s Thieves: a Nialler9 & Happenings presents event on December 30th

Sometimes New Year’s Eve can be a bit of a hassle. That’s why New Year’s…