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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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Mick Jenkins for Dublin show

Chicago rapper announced for Dublin city live gig. Mick Jenkins is set to play a…

Watch: Soda Blonde perform Dream Big songs live from a bedroom

For the latest episode of Bedroom Sets, Soda Blonde performed four songs from their new…

Barry Can’t Swim for European & UK dates

After the release of the debut album When Will We Land on Ninja Tune last…

New Year’s Festival gigs & artists announced

New Year’s Festival Dublin has been announced for its return to the city this New…

10 songs we love this week

Featuring Danny Brown, Floating Points, Nailah Hunter, Caroline Polachek, M83, NewDad, Dawn Richard, Quantic, Julie Byrne, Connie Constance, BadBadNotGood, Charlotte Day Wilson.

Track-by-track: Tandem Felix’s new album There’s a New Sheriff in Town

Tandem Felix, the Dublin-based project of Dublin-based project of songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer David A.…

Music highlights from the Bram Stoker Festival

The Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival is now in its tenth year offering “four…

Night-Time Economy Advisor applications open for Dublin city

One of the recommendations of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce, included the establishment of six new Night-time…

Podcast: The fandom and community of Swiftogedden

The Fandom of Taylor Swift is something that I find so fascinating, particularly the massive…

10 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Cosha, Disfreq, Vernon Jane, Anna Leah, Apostle, Elliott Mo, The New York Salsa Company, Kid V, Strabe, Peter Vogelaar.

John Francis Flynn shares the spooky new song ‘Willie Crotty’

Dublin songwriter John Francis Flynn has revealed a second song form his new album Look…

Nealo for Dublin album show

The Dublin rapper Nealo has announced a hometown show on the night of his new…

J Smith enlists friends for his new EP about family

Singer-songwriter J Smith has released a new 5-track EP called Baby Farm. The title track,…

Nine Waves Still 4
Watch: Ye Vagabonds’ full album film for Nine Waves

Ye Vagabonds have released the film for their recent album Nine Waves, which is a…

The Line shares ‘Communion’ with Loah and Fehdah

The Line is the pseudonym of Meltybrains? musician, sound artist and sound lad Brian Dillon.…

Caroline Polachek premieres new song ‘DANG’ with TED talk powerpoint TV performance

Caroline Polachek has released her first new single since the release of the Desire, I…

October Nights brings an eclectic lineup featuring Celaviedmai, Peter Broderick, Laurie Shaw & more to Ballina

October Nights is an “all styles live music night happening in Ballina in Mayo on…

Mitski for Dublin 3Arena gig

Mitski is to play her biggest Irish gig yet in 2024. The alternative /indie singer-songwriter…

Lumo Club celebrates our 8th birthday @ Tengu this Saturday night

Lumo Club is a club night we started eight years ago this month. Lumo kicked…