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#Budget2023Ireland: key points announced today for the arts & culture sector

The government has revealed its 2023 Budget today and after last year’s COVID-19 crisis, it…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – the best gigs and clubs this week

Highlights: Pillow Queens, Haunted Dancehall, Matt Maltese, Sapphire Slows, Kornel Kovacs, Hiatus Kaiyote, Snarky Puppy, FJAAK, HamsandwicH, The Love Ball, 070 Shake, Roman Flügel.

Beyond The Pale announce 12 acts for next summer’s festival including Little Dragon, Pillow Queens, Morcheeba & more

After last week’s announcement of Hot Chip as a headliner, Beyond The Pale festival has…

Circles announce Richie Hawtin, Floorplan & more for October Bank holiday weekender

Index and Subject have announced their Circles Weekender for the venue for the last weekend…

10 great new songs released today

Featuring Overmono, Joy Orbison, Nilüfer Yanya, Sweetlemondae, Floating Points, Confidence Man, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Sorcha Richardson, The Comet Is Coming, Khruangbin, Vieux Farka Touré, oliveyolive, Daniel Avery, HAAi.

Centre Point announce shows for Daniel Avery, HAAi, Or:la, Saoirse & more for Autumn/Winter 2022

Can I just say how nice it is to be sharing news about a glut…

Lankum announced for December Vicar Street gigs

Lankum have announced their live return to Vicar Street this December after nearly three years…

12 great new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Calmea, Farah Elle, Christian Cohle, Anna Mieke, Súil Amháin, Meljoann, Video Blue, Evan Miles, Fiona Sharkey, D*mp, Malachy Sammon, Akrobat.

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – the best gigs and clubs this week

Highlights: Culture Night, Joy Orbison, Night Moves, Acid Granny, Sim Simma, Jeshi, Byron Wallen, Saba, Stevie Appleby, Clairo, Lajee Center Cultural Tour, Dan Shake, Joviale,

10 great new songs released today

Featuring Kelela, Gilla Band, Cate Le Bon, Jordan Nocturne, Eliza, Arn., Surprise Chef, Sammy Copley, Maria Kelly, James Vincent McMorrow, Elaine Mai, MuRli.

Fred Again.. announces Dublin gig this year & Actual Life 3 album

Fresh from his set at Electric Picnic, the English electronic producer Fred Again.. has announced…

Racket in photos: A look at Bodytonic’s new basement venue in The Bernard Shaw

Racket is the new venue space that opened last weekend in the basement of the…

12 great new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Junior Brother, Cruel Sister,AC3, KhakiKid,Ispíní na hÉireann, Nuxsense, Becky McNeice, Mount Palomar, Joshua Burnside, Somebody’s Child, Ahmed With Love, Curtisy, Rory Sweeney, James Shannon, Noremac, Absentee,Seánie Bermingham.

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – the best gigs and clubs this week

Highlights: Clairo, Dublin Fringe Festival, Asian Dub Foundation, Job Jobse, Fingerman, Lumo Club, R3D’s House, Bklava, Robocobra Quartet , Sammy Copley, Boots & Kats, Backstory.

10 great new songs we love

Featuring Bjork, Sudan Archives, Clive From Accounts, Daithí, Uly, Bibio, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Biig Piig, Blood Orange, Gabe Gurnsey, Fever Ray, Radio Slave.

Listen: Nialler9 DJ set @ Electric Picnic, Sunday, Mind & Body stage

Here’s the recording of my set that closed the Mind & Body stage at Electric…

Nialler9 Podcast: Songs we HATE

On this episode, we are turning the tables on ourselves and the general vibe and…

Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme awarded to 2000 artists

2000 artists have today been awarded grants for the government’s Basic Income for the Arts…

Haunted Dancehall weekend of experimental electronic music featuring Oneohtrix Point Never, Coby Sey, Elaine Howley & more coming to NCH in October

The National Concert Hall and Foggy Notions have teamed up to present weekend of experimental…

The 20 best songs of August

Nialler9’s favourite songs of the month, all in one place. See the Spotify playlist at…