Yamamori Tengu is embracing a regular soundystem culture night on Sundays in April and May. The Dublin club has lined up two late night Soundsystem Sunday nights focusing on low-end frequencies powered by Irish soundsystem Rub A Dub HiFi. On Sunday April 20th, Jungle and drum & bass crew Mantra & Double O from Rupture… As first published on Nialler9 - Tengu launch Soundsystem Sundays with Mala, Mantra & Double O, Rob Rua, Governess and more ..read more

Gig Guide Highlights: Anna B Savage, Junior Brother, Roza Terenzi, J Smith, Glasshouse Perform: The Velvet Underground, Turas: Cian Ó Cíobháin B2B Sean Johnston, Spiritualized, Secret Sessions, The Vaselines, Tunng, Bucket, Rita Lynn, Barnburner, Brigid Mae Power & Bill MacKay. As first published on Nialler9 - The best gigs and club nights in Dublin this week ..read more

The Wicklow female four-piece have been buzzing online for a while already, and been trending on social apps Instagram and TikTok with their engaging live performance clips. The band’s first single ‘Heavy’ backs up that activity with a fine opening gambit after licensing their music to Warner Music UK. The song was produced by John… As first published on Nialler9 - Buzzed Irish band Florence Road release debut song ‘Heavy ..read more

The hosts of the Nialler9 Podcast (Niall Byrne and Andrea Cleary) in conjunction with The Big Romance present the Listen Closely series of listening parties, a night featuring a focus album from an artist we love on the last Wednesday of the month. This month’s Listen Closely album: Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn… As first published on Nialler9 - Our Listening Party at The Big Romance this month is The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998 ..read more

David Kitt’s electronic project has released Live Ones 2. The latest in the releases of the Live Ones series, finds a New Jackson version of the Jape song ‘Metamorphosis’ (the original featured on the Jape album from 2015 This Chemical Sea), which is apparently the first time they have worked together since working on the… As first published on Nialler9 - New Jackson has new tracks featuring Jape, Fehdah and Rory Sweeney ..read more

Gilla Band’s Alan Duggan Borges debuted the new project The Null Club with a single featuring Mandy, Indiana’s Valentine Caulfield last month. The new song ‘Frameshift’ today features rapper E L U C I D (Armand Hammer) and will feature on the EP out April 4th. The track’s industrial synth wave lines dominate the track… As first published on Nialler9 - Gilla Band solo project The Null Club links with rapper E L U C I D on ‘Frameshift ..read more

The electronic duo Two Shell are set to play Dublin this May. The Cloudcore adjacent mysterious mischievous duo of dance music play Opium Rooms on Friday, May 23rd with promoters Sense. Tickets from Dice available tomorrow Wednesday March 19th, 5pm GMT via shell.tech/tour. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sense (@senseliveclub) Two Shell’s… As first published on Nialler9 - Two Shell for Dublin show ..read more

After promising to return last September the Irish math-rock trio have released new music and a run of live dates. Adebisi Shank have put out a new song – ‘Start A Band’ on St. Patrick’s Day, a rock instrumental with the band’s trademark frenzied style, with a fast and frantic pace taking in fuzzed bass,… As first published on Nialler9 - Adebisi Shank announce UK and Irish gigs and new song ‘Start A Band ..read more

The music and cultural critic Liz Pelly’s new book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist is a deep dive into Spotify’s often contentious position in music today. Liz has been a philosophising on issues brought about by the streaming era’s cultural impact for about 10 years now so the… As first published on Nialler9 - Mood Machine – A conversation with Liz Pelly about Spotify [Nialler9 Podcast ..read more

Love Is A Stranger is returning its one-day festival in Juniper Barn, Ballymote in the Sligo countryside as part of their mini-festival series. Love Is A Stranger takes place this year on Saturday May 17th and the live programme features Cork singer-songwriter Susan O’Neill, Limerick MC God Knows, Choice Prize-nominated Femanagh composer RÓIS, Dundalk’s R&B… As first published on Nialler9 - Another Love Story’s one-day festival returns to Sligo with Crazy P, RÓIS, God Knows and more ..read more