We are putting on a Beastie Boys album listening night and DJ set in The Big Romance

As Nialler9 Podcast listeners will know, our latest episode is a Beastie Boys special all about one of my albums of all-time – Ill Communication from 1994 and it turns 30 this month.

Next Wednesday May 29th at 7pm in The Big Romance, The hosts of the Nialler9 Podcast (Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary) present a listening party for the album, with a Nialler9 all-Beastie Boys DJ set after.

To join us for this limited cap event buy a ticket from Eventbrite in advance.

Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (1994)

Join myself and Andrea to hear why Ill Communication is one of the best albums of all-time (sez Niall) with chat about the recording, where the Beasties were at in their career, how they addressed their previous misogyny, Buddhist enlightenment, activism and the brilliance of ‘Sabotage’. And we will play the album in full and loud on the Toby Hatchett soundsystem before I play more Beastie Boys on vinyl til close!

Listen Closely series of listening parties, a night featuring a focus album from an artist we love on the last Wednesday of the month. Listen Closely is a chance for the music heads, to appreciate a modern classic album on the Big Romance’s warm Toby Hatchett soundsystem with a chat about the record on the night.

Doors: 7pm. Album playback and chat from 7.45pm

Previous albums in the Listen Closely event series:
Fiona Apple – Tidal (1996)
Portishead – Dummy (1994)
Laurie Anderson – Big Science (1982)
Madvillain – Madvillainy (2004)
Four Tet – Rounds (2003)
Sufjan Stevens – Illinois (2005)

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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