Highlights

Fatboy Slim for Dublin and Galway outdoor shows

Fatboy Slim has announced live gigs in Ireland coinciding with UK date announcements in Manchester,…

10 songs we love this week

Featuring Kojaque, Rachael Lavelle, The Scratch, Future Islands, Yard Act, ØXN, Serpentwithfeet, Rory Sweeney, Ahmed With Love, EMBY, Curtisy, Elaine Mai, Soft Centre, Jordan Nocturne.

10 gigs to catch at the Cork Jazz Festival this weekend

There’s a lot on this weekend in Cork city for the Guinness Cork Jazz festival.…

Nialler9 Podcast: The bother of the Bandcamp sale

This week’s episode is a chat around the sale of Bandcamp from Epic Games to…

Dublin venue Dashi to close this weekend

It was announced today, that another Dublin venue is to close. Dashi, the basement bar…

10 Irish songs you need to hear this week

Featuring Tandem Felix, Robert John Ardiff, Kayleigh Noble, Malaki, ZOID, Naoise Roo, Bklava, Delac, Papa Romeo, EHCO.

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: Halloween edition

Highlights: Peach, Alternating Current, Squid, Hania Rani, Autechre, Sweeping Promises, Luke Una & Billy Scurry, Autre Monde, Romare, Peach, Circles: Robert Hood, CiCi, Krystal Klear, Mall Grab, Citrus Fresh, Boiler Room, Defected, Slaughterhouse, No Spill Blood, The Streets.

Cork alt-rock band I Dreamed I Dream impress on debut EP Why Say a Lot?

The Cork ‘experimental no-wave bitch-punk’ five-piece mark themselves as ones to watch. The Cork band…

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.

Music highlights from the Bram Stoker Festival

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

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.

Exploring the parameter space: A conversation with Autechre

Over the course of a career that has spanned more than three decades, Autechre’s Sean…

Mitski for Dublin 3Arena gig

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

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: Oct 17th – 23rd

Highlights: Arctic Monkeys, Lumo’s 8th Birthday, Jape, Gurriers, Rebel Phoenix, The Streets, Gurriers, Sing Along Social, Kayleigh Noble, Jeremy Deller, Andy Shauf, HamsandwicH, Bradley Zero, Rachel Mae Hannon.

Smashing Pumpkins & Weezer for UK and Ireland tour

Two of the giants of ’90s American rock have announced a joint summer tour that…

10 songs we love this week

Featuring CMAT, The Mary Wallopers,The Last Dinner Party, Master Peace, Georgia, Jaako Eino Kalevi, Belacqua, Effy, El Perro Del Mar, CBAKL, Eyedress, Mac DeMarco.

CMAT for Fairview Park Dublin gig next summer

On the day of release of Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s second album as CMAT, the Irish…

Podcast: Four Tet – the story of a master electronic musician

English electronic musician Kieran Hebden has been a constant artist in my life’s history of…

10 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Anamoe Drive, Orro, Hi Vista, Loop Heavy, Ed Bennett, Kate Ellis, Syano, Viv, Hotgirl, Súil Amháin, Strange Boy, Enda Gallery, Mandulus..