Highlights

Intro: Dublin/ Berlin duo Firm City assemble a brittle solace-seeking debut song – ‘Slew’

Marking their card with the immediate vibe of ‘Slew’, the duo’s music shows elements of…

Meadows Festival this weekend at IMMA: all the news on the lineup additions and conversation guests

Meadows Festival is a series of shows taking place at IMMA in Kilmainham, Dublin this…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Bklava, Patricia Lalor, Lisa O’Neill, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, A92, Rushes, Micko Roche, Naked Lungs, Carsten2X, Animwal, Jordan Adetunji, Frank Zing, Maria.

Podcast: Amapiano – the rise of the South African house music genre (with God Knows & Godwin)

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon On Episode 143, we are joined…

Chromatics: A moody cinematic synth-pop era reaches its closing credits

An obituary to one of my favourite bands and a playlist of their best music.

Premiere: Niamh Regan does the work on new song ‘Happy Again’

We are big fans of Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan and her debut album Hemet which…

Summer Of Love BYOB Festival with Krystal Klear, Boots & Kats, R.Kitt, Erica Cody, EMBRZ, Marcus O’Laoire & more announced for end of August in Meath

Summer Of Love is a newly-announced two day socially-distant festival taking place in Rock Farm,…

It Takes A Village Festival is happening in Trabolgan in mid-September, here’s the all-Irish lineup and info

Cork Festival It Takes A Village has announced a grand return to Trabolgan in East…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring EMBRZ, Ahmed With Love, KhakiKid, Loraine Club, Lethal Dialect, Diamond Dagger, Planting, Blakkheart, Let’s Set Sail, Tomike, Cruel Sister, Wendy Godfrey, Selu.

Fontaines D.C. & For Those I Love nominated for an Ivor Novello songwriting award

The Ivor Novello (Ivors) is an award that celebrates songwriting by British and Irish artists…

10,000 people went to a gig in Belfast last night while the Irish government continue to fail us

Last night, 10,000 people attended a gig in Falls Park, Belfast as part of Féile…

Electric Picnic and Give Us The Night letters call for events industry to reopen without restrictions in September

Festival Republic and MCD, the organisers behind Electric Picnic have put out a statement in…

The Irish live event industry needs a roadmap NOW not at the end of August

Today, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht Sport and Media Catherine Martin T.D. made…

Podcast: A deep dive into Yacht Rock

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon We’re not here for a long…

9 new songs to love this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Wet Leg, Pip Millett, Dry Cleaning, Isaiah Rashad, The Bug, Gotts Street Park, LUMP, Darkside, DXNBY, Kelis.

20 of Nialler9’s favourite albums from 2021 so far

Further to last week’s podcast chat with myself and Andrea where we picked five albums…

The Visual Artists of Irish Music #5: Robert Mirolo

The Visual Artists of Irish Music series In Association with regular. Visual Art, talks to…

Summer Of Soul – why you must see the best live music concert film of 2021

Questlove’s uplifting film rescues 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival from historic obscurity.

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Negro Impacto, Fay’d, The Wha, Somebody’s Child, Carrie Baxter, Rachel Mae Hannon, Alan Finan, Modernlove., Cheesmore, Meljoann, Outsider YP, Patrick Saint James.

Podcast: Our favourite albums of 2021 so far

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon On episode 141 of the Nialler9…