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Body & Soul Festival is back with a new outlook and it’s not announcing a lineup

Body & Soul Festival has returned for 2022 with a deliberately different tact than previous…

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Winnie Alma, Shobsy, HappyAlone, T-Woc, April, Aimée, Kelly Thornton, Walshy, Aonair.

Another Love Story is hosting a one-day festival in Ballymaloe with Villagers, Anna Mieke, Junior Brother and more

Another Love Story announced over the weekend that they will be hosting one of their…

The 10 best tracks released today

With Rosalía, Mdou Moctar, Niamh Regan, Robocobra Quartet, Nightmares On Wax, Just Mustard, Denzel Curry, Everything Shook, Earthgang, Bobbi Arlo.

Podcast: Why do we love Steely Dan?

Exploring the samples and the enduring appeal of Steely Dan’s jazzy high-fidelity rock studio albums.

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Big Thief, Denise Chaila, Damon Albarn, Avalon Emerson,Abbacaxi, Sons Of Kemet, Los Bitchos, Elder Island.

The 10 best new tracks this week: Denise Chaila, Fontaines D.C., Yenkee, Vince Staples, Nilüfer Yanya & more

Featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & Denise Chaila, Fontaines D.C., Vince Staples, Yenkee, Nilüfer Yanya, Guerilla Toss, Aby Coulibaly, Cable Boy, Hubbabubbaklubb, Junk Drawer.

Gig and Festival roundup: Forbidden Fruit additions, Night & Day Festival, Mall Grab, Kurt Vile, Æ MAK & more

It’s been a long time since we did a gig roundup. Our last here was…

Nialler9 Podcast: Big Thief, Beach House and the artistic intention of long albums

It’s a tale of two albums this week. The fifth album from Big Thief (Dragon…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Dry Cleaning, Lumo Club, Out Of Space, A Lazarus Soul, The Altered Hours, Yenkee, KEHLI, Lonelady, HAUSU.

Thinking of ditching Spotify? Musician Joel Harkin explores alternative music platforms so you don’t have to

Belfast-based songwriter Joel Harkin wrote to us in response to our alternatives to Spotify podcast,…

Massive Attack announced for Dublin outdoor show

Massive Attack are the latest act to get announced for an outdoor Dublin show this…

Nialler9 Podcast – A visit to Black Gate in Galway

A few weeks ago, Myself and Andrea took a day trip to Galway city to…

The 10 best tracks released today: Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies and more

The 10 best new tracks out today – Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies, Gaptoof, Illiterate, India Jordan, Fred Again,Jordan Rakei, Absentee, Alt-J.

First Listen: Inni-K’s contemporary sean-nós album Iníon

Every few years Eithne Ní Chatháin releases an album that shows a songwriter keen to…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring NewDad, Henry Earnest, Leo Pearson, Púca, Aoife, Neil Dexter, First Class & Coach, Brawni, Muttonhead, Firm City, Viscose, Willhouse, GI, Sequence, YAWA.

The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week

Highlights: Peach, Mano Le Tough, Ailbhe Reddy, Khakikid, Robocobra Quartet, R3D’s House, David Kitt, Ahmed With Love, Spike Cello Fest.

Four in five Irish nightclubs have shut since the year 2000 while the government’s licensing consultation receives 5000 submissions from the public

The Irish nightlife campaign Give Us The Night’s analysis shows that four out of five…

The 20 best songs of January 2022

Featuring Cate Le Bon, Beach House, Denzel Curry, Soichi Terada, Bill Fay, Boy Harsher, Wet Leg, Ezra Collective, Junk Drawer and more

St Patrick’s Festival programme features Damien Dempsey, Le Boom, Sello, Nealo, Lyra, Soulé, Malaki and more

St. Patrick’s Festival has revealed its programme for 2022 from 16th to 20th March, after…