The Avalanches are finally playing an Irish show, their first since Witnness in 2001

The Avalanches are playing Dublin’s Academy on June 16th this year. It’ll be the band’s…

Louth Contemporary Music Society present Crash Ensemble performing James Dillon this Saturday

The Louth Contemporary Music Society, who recently were sampled by the xx and Mike Posner…

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide – May Bank Holiday special

Win guestlist here: Thursday: Maverick Sabre @ The Bowery (€25) Thursday: AE MAK, Laoise Lumo Club…

Mother Club on Saturday is raising money for Russian LGBT Network

This Saturday’s Mother Club in the Hub, ‘Tunes for Chechnya’ will be a fundraiser for…

Premiere: The Hot Sprockets – ‘Right Spots’

Dublin soul rockers The Hot Sprockets have returned with a new single called ‘Right Spots’,…

Ailbhe Reddy releases surprise 5-track EP – Attach To Memory

The Dublin singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy is currently excelling at this music thing. Building on last…

The Nialler9 Weekly Cork Gig Guide

WEDNESDAY APRIL 26TH: Sarah-Beth @ Gulpd Cafe (7pm, donations) Cork-based pianist turned ‘alternative singer-songwriter’ performs…

Tori Amos for Dublin & Cork shows as part of world tour

Tori Amos has been announced for two Irish show this September, at Cork Opera House…

7 new songs you need to hear right now
https://soundcloud.com/045recordings/mix-and-fairbanks-girls

This is only a selection of new music – dig into more or follow the…

4 new albums to listen to right now: Overcoats, Talos, In Flagranti & Joe Goddard

With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for…

Kraftwerk preview 3-D gigs & catalogue releases with 3-D version of ‘The Robots’

With 25-dates coming up in Ireland and the UK, their largest tour in this part…

Burial has remixed Goldie’s Inner City Life for Record Store Day

‘Inner City Life’ is a classic 1994 drum and bass track from Goldie, one of…

Premiere: 045 Recordings mark a new generation of Kildare producers with compilation EP

As I wrote recently, my hometown of Newbridge, Kildare has clearly punched above its regional…

Talos – Wild Alee – A track-by-track breakdown of a stunning new album

Since appearing with Tethered Bones, an emotional electronic ballad three years ago, Cork man Eoin…

Belfast’s Jordan has a great EP coming out with Tuff City Kids edits

Jordan McCuaig is a Belfast producer and DJ who co-runs The Night Institute club and…

18 current favourite tunes from Lumo Club DJs

Our monthly club night, Lumo Club is back in Yamamori Tengu, off Great Strand Street…

Irish psychedelic-leaning indie from Birds Of Olympus – ‘Vine Of The Soul’

New Irish four-piece band Birds Of Olympus fronted by John ‘Spud’ Murphy (formerly of Hybrasil)…

The Jesus and Mary Chain for Dublin Vicar Street show

The Jesus and Mary Chain will be back after their Academy show for a larger…

Body&Soul add Kelsey Lu, Lyra, Ships, RÜFÜS, Homebeat, Alice lineups & more

Body&Soul has added more acts to the festival in Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath from June…

Elaine Mai addresses grief with elegiac electronic song ‘The Colour Of The Night’

Elaine Mai follows up her nostalgic summer haze track from last year – ‘Enniscrone’ with…