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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 cohost 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, event curator and producer of gigs, parties & events.

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Arcade Fire @ Olympia Theatre, Dublin

It was fitting that it was on a cold, wet and blustery Dublin night that…

Arriving at Night… Victor Bermon

Ah…some nice warm organic electronica from Victor Bermon for a Monday morning. Victor is from…

Blog Awards: The gush

I’m usually terrible at accepting compliments in any form but I was delighted that Nialler9…

Herbal Remedy

An installment of the always excellent Fabriclive series I’ve overlooked recently has been number 26…

WTF? Bob Dylan digs the Streets

So Bob Dylan has a radio show as I’m sure some of you know. He…

Battles – Atlas video

Anybody not convinced by me banging on about Battles out there? Have a look at…

Def Jux / Adult Swim compilation for free!

It seems Def Jux is a little jealous of Stones Throw Records collaborations with animated…

Au Revoir Simone – The Bird of Music

Brooklyn synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone are playing in Whelans this Wednesday in support of…

Decal: giving you free sh*t since 2004

Free albums are wonderful things. No strings attached, no pressure to enjoy, if you like…

Oxegen – I ain’t going back to my old school

So Oxegen has officially announced a line-up that includes Arcade Fire, Muse (shudder), Snow Patrol…

Aesop Rock – All Day snippet

So I’ve had a chance to hear this mix since mentioning my uneasiness about Aesop…

RJD2 Pre-mix

RJD2 has an interesting competiton going at the moment over at iMeem. Seeing as his…

Battles and my favourite song of last year

Another day, another excuse to mention Battles, my favourite math-rock band, the only math-rock band…

Edan and the Beat

Ah…. music blogging. It’s all about the present, the here and now. Just look at…

Shortlisted! Sweet…..

Wow, really didn’t expect that. nialler9 made the shortlist for all the Irish Blog Award…

Tonight! Drumcorps!

Oh yes… Be prepared for some heavy metal electronica tonight in Kennedys when Aaron Spectre…

El-P new album, Dublin gig

As previously reported here, El-P’s new album I’ll sleep when your Dead is coming out…

Happy Hardcore Valentines?

If you are looking for something different to do tonight, you’re in luck. Something very…

Modeselektor coming to Ireland

Totally forgot to mention this… on the 8th and 9th of March the Modeselektor DJ…

Irish Blog Awards – Vote for nialler9!

The public voting for the Irish Blog Awards commenced over the weekend and nialler9 (your…