The BRIT Awards took place in Manchester on Saturday night for the first time. Before we get to the censorship issue, let me first the music, among some decent performances – Mark Ronson with Dua Lipa ...

The Dunboyne Diana brings her Euro-Country album to a second US TV Prime Time show. Recreating the Donegal hills and car donuts of the video for the Eilis Doherty-directed clip for ‘When A Good Man ...

Dublin alt-pop band Soda Blonde have announced a new single ‘Suit & Tie’ and an extensive North American tour. Last week, the band were announced for Irish festival All Together Now. ‘Suit & Tie’ is a ...

Rumours started when the band’s gear was spotted in the West Kerry town on Saturday afternoon. The band then announced an 800-cap Dublin gig tonight at The Academy (along with Manchester and London ...

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 Virgin Prunes’ frontman touring his new album Ecco Homo. Cathal Ryan is a music journalist based in Limerick. With Nialler9, he writes gig guides, occasionally covers releases, and has interviewed ...

Dublin Gig Guide Highlights: Stereolab, Borderline Festival, Or:la, Franz Ferdinand, Danny L Harle, Grandbrothers, Courtney Marie Andrews, Whitney, Nealo, Cormac, DJ ...

…AND TAKE THE BLACK WORM WITH ME is the debut One Leg One Eye album of the Lankum singer and musician Ian Lynch and George Brennan. An expanded edition of debut album will be released on March 6th ...

Laura Quirke and Claire Kinsella return with new Lemoncello music on Claddagh Records. ‘Meet Me Halfway’ is the duo’s first piece of music since their 2024 debut self-titled album, recorded during an ...

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 ...

how r u is the Belfast-based slowcore lo-fi Indie project of Irish singer-songwriter and producer Thom Southern. Since forming in April 2024, how r u has since built a small but devoted following with ...

Dublin Gig Guide Highlights: Earl Sweatshirt, The Streets, Maria Somerville, Peach, Westerman, Echo Northstar, Geoff Barrow, Telekura, Dáithi, Klub Sukar, Deftones ...