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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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Video Premiere: Robert John Ardiff – ‘Gimme All of Your Money’

Dublin singer-songwriter Robert John Ardiff’s ‘Gimme All Of Your Money’ is an earworm of a…

Explosions in the Sky for Dublin show

Explosions in the Sky have announced a worldwide tour called The End. The End reference…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide (April 18 – 24)

Highlights: Just Mustard, Actress, Aldous Harding, Nina Nastasia, New Music Dublin Festival, Burner Records x Hausu, Denis Sulta, Nextus @ Complex, Eats Everything, Soft Boy Records, Jinx Lennon, Greg Wilson, Whenyoung, Cormac Begley.

Body & Soul add The Blaze and more music, comedy, conversations and podcasts to lineup

Body & Soul Festival has announced more names in addition to Alison Goldfrapp and Fever…

Dream Wife announce Irish & UK tour

Dream Wife have announced their third album, Social Lubrication will be released on June 9…

Jai Paul announces New York & London shows

Well now. After playing his first ever live show at Coachella this past weekend, Jai…

Watch: Cinder Well perform ‘Overgrown’, shot by Myles O’Reilly

Cinder Well aka California via Clare artist Amelia Baker has featured here with some lovely…

D8 In The Garden coming to Palmerstown House with Camelphat, Kerri Chandler, Rebūke & more
D8 In The Garden coming to Palmerstown House in Kildare with Camelphat, Kerri Chandler, Rebūke & more

After teasing the news last week, District 8 have announced District 8 presents – D8…

Frank Ocean’s Coachella performance: tributes, delays, curfews & covers

Update: This piece was updated to reflect news of an ankle injury and production issues.…

Watch Coachella performances from Jai Paul, Blink 182, Pusha T, MUNA, Yaeji, Yves Tumor, Noname, Wet Leg & more

It was a big weekend for live music with Coachella return to Indio in California…

The 10 best new songs of the week

Featuring Dave Okumu, ENNY, Loyle Carner, O’Flynn, Jessie Ware, Romy, Saint Sister, Shura, Ross From Friends, Jean Deaux, billy woods, Kenny Seagal, Samuel T. Herring

Watch Gilla Band’s live KEXP performance

Gilla Band are the latest band to play a KEXP live performance for the Seattle…

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New TG4 Music show Buille starts this weekend featuring Sorcha Richardson, Soda Blonde, Hazey Haze, Strange Boy & more

Buille is a new TG4 kicking off on Irish TV this Sunday shot in Dolan’s…

A second SZA Dublin show added due to demand

It’s a big one. SZA has been announced for a European tour, including a gig…

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12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Featuring Laurie Shaw, Sloucho, Fizzy Orange, Zoid, Inni-K, The Expert, Enola Gay, A92, hikii, Curtisy, Graham, Spider, Skripteh, Whenyoung, Headsgone.

Video Premiere: Chris Wong – ‘Been Here For Days’

Dublin artist Chris Wong follows up his debut single ‘Talents’ last year with the lilting…

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King Krule announces new album Space Heavy; Listen to ‘Seaforth’

King Krule has announced a return to releasing records with new album Space Heavy, due…

Science Spotlight: Diving into Fascinating Scientific Discoveries

In the Age of Information, news media faces both unprecedented opportunities and significant challenges.

Nialler9 Podcast: Louise Bruton on live venue accessibility in Dublin

Episode 209 is a chat with our pal, journalist, author, playwright, DJ and wheelchair user…