Open Ear is known for its preoccupation with illuminating music operating on the fringes, and the remote island setting of ...

I'm sure I don't know half of what Hugh was involved in but what I do know is Scully was most recently director of both ...

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since ...

Morning coffee shop parties are becoming increasingly more common, with Dublin café Bakehouse getting in on the act in the city recently too. Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities ...

The Murder Capital’s two German shows over the weekend were cancelled by the venues they were due to take place in because of the band’s insistence of displaying a flag of Palestine as part of their ...

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 ...

The London-based Galway band have put out their first release since their debut album Madra and the departure of bassist Cara Joshi. It’s also the first from the band since singer Julie Dawson ...

LA-based Virginia artist’s latest album on Sub Pop covers reverbed retro garage rock, motorik Beach House-esque dream pop, psych, tape loops Mellotron and Omnichord ballads anchored by Neal’s wavy ...

All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Nialler9 has been covering new music, new artists and gigs for the last 19 years. If you like the article you just read, and want us to publish more just ...

The best gigs and club nights in Dublin this week. The Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and features the best gigs in Dublin city, curated by Nialler9. All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless ...

The enigmatic UK soul group SAULT have released an album of new material. Update: The album was taken down on Friday afternoon but returned with adjusted and abbreviated track titles. Entitled 10, the ...

Dilla worked with hip-hop and R&B greats – Q-Tip, A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, The Roots, The Pharcyde, D’Angelo, Common, Madlib and made his own signature rhythm that others copied – he used a ...