The best little festival in the land is back for its 10th year, and here’s all you need to know about Another Love Story at Killyon Manor in Westmeath. What’s different about ALS? One thing you should be aware of, if it’s your first time, as has been the case since day one 10 years…

As first published on Nialler9 - All you need to know about Another Love Story Festival this weekend

After more than a decade since their last album, indie-sleaze electro-rock legends Gossip have been on a roll packing out venues, with icon singer Beth Ditto relishing in “the idea that people are in on something together”. The North American outfit, maybe best known for their 2006 anthem ‘Standing in the Way of Control’, dropped…

As first published on Nialler9 - Gossip’s Beth Ditto on Rick Rubin, allyship, and Hawaiian chickens

Over the last few years, the Jameson Connects: The Circle stage at All Together Now Festival (August 2nd to 4th) has been the spot at the festival offering an oasis of music in a genuinely intimate setting in the trees on the grounds of Curraghmore. 2024 is no different as Jameson Connects: The Circle joins…

As first published on Nialler9 - 8 acts to see at All Together Now Jameson Connects: The Circle stage

Andrea Cleary attended night one of the the Eras tour in Dublin. To go to a Taylor Swift concert is to opt into a narrative. Every city on the tour will have their own place in that narrative; in Dublin, sure “they couldn’t give away tickets the last time” when she played two nights at…

As first published on Nialler9 - Taylor Swift live in Dublin review

Dublin singer-songwriter of confessional indie-pop Holly Munro gives us the lowdown on each of the four-tracks from her new EP A Crescendo Ending, out today on Kartel Music Group. A Crescendo Ending by Holly Munro 1. Dead Ends “Dead Ends” came to me after a meditation where I visualised my life’s journey as footprints in…

As first published on Nialler9 - Track-by-track: Holly Munro’s A Crescendo Ending EP

A curated guide of recommended Irish festivals coming up over the rest of the summer months. Festival season is already upon us with Irish festivals Forbidden Fruit, AVA Festival, Where Next We Meet, Open Ear and In The Meadows having already taken place alongside its European counterparts like Primavera Sound Barcelona and Porto. It’s undoubtedly…

As first published on Nialler9 - The Nialler9 guide to Irish Summer Music Festivals

In the Meadows Festival takes place at IMMA, Kilmainham next Saturday June 8th, and presents a one-day lineup of folk and alternative music acts co-curated by the mighty Lankum, both at the forefront of their genres, and established live acts who round out the programme for a tasty one-dayer. We have all the info you…

As first published on Nialler9 - All you need to know about In The Meadows Festival

Ahead of the Dublin rapper’s debut album out Friday, Curtisy shares a new music video for ‘Landmine!’ and shares the places in his hometown of Jobstown that has influenced his life and music. Premiere: Curtisy – Landmine! Watch the video shot and directed by Honey JD in and around Jobstown and Tallaght where Curtisy grew…

As first published on Nialler9 - Curtisy on the Jobstown spots that influenced his new album What Was The Question

Coachella’s first weekend of 2024 happened in Indio Valley in California and was livestreamed on Youtube all weekend and here are some of my non-exhaustive takeaways from the festival. Blur did not land Was Blur playing the main stage at Coachella a good idea in 2024? A clip doing the rounds on Twitter, showed the…

As first published on Nialler9 - Takeaways from Coachella 2024: Grimes DJ meltdown, Blur fall flat, Tyler shines & more

Ahead of All Together Now’s imminent return to the fields of Curraghmore in Waterford this August Bank Holiday Weekend, the festival has announced much of its music offering. The winner of the Festival of the Year Award at the IMRO Awards this year, All Together Now is building up to a big return, with promises…

As first published on Nialler9 - All Together Now: 8 acts to see at the festival this year

The Dublin 12 rapper Fynch released his debut album Youngfella on Burner Records this past week.

As first published on Nialler9 - Fynch on the places in Drimnagh that influenced his new album Youngfella

Lambrini Girls are ready for a “silly time” next week when they play their first Irish show at Borderline Festival in the Workman’s Club. The noise punk outfit have been making waves over the last year, nabbing support slots with Iggy Pop as they tackle misogyny, transphobia, and racism along the way, taking no shit…

As first published on Nialler9 - Lambrini Girls on punk, Iggy Pop and creating safe spaces

There are few figures in electronic music who can claim mastery of such a diverse selection of styles and genres as Kevin Richard Martin, aka The Bug. From his earliest days in the ‘avant-thrash-jazz monstrosity’ group GOD and his groundbreaking work with Justin Broadrick as Techno Animal through to the heavy industrial dancehall of The…

As first published on Nialler9 - Meditation and provocation: A conversation with The Bug

With the recent resurgence in traditional Irish music, Tradfest is well placed to shine a light on the rich heritage and emerging artists of the genre. Taking place at the close of January, the programme this year features marquee events with a focus on traveller-lead traditional music and an all-women gala concert hosted by Mairéad…

As first published on Nialler9 - Tradfest: 5 shows to catch at the Dublin festival this week

This review contains spoilers for the ABBA Voyage live show currently showing in London. The music of Swedish pop giants ABBA is undisputedly timeless, but with their new venture, ABBA Voyage, the band have made a pitch for their own mortality to remain so too. Attending the ABBA Voyage show at the custom-built 3,000 capacity…

As first published on Nialler9 - ABBA Voyage review: The greatest almost real pop show you’ll ever see

All Together Now will return in 2024 for its fifth edition next August Bank Holiday Weekend 1st – 4th, 2024, and the festival in Curraghmore, Waterford, has become one of the main big Irish festivals for discerning and curious music fans with its lineup of varied stages drawing from across the tapestry of genre and…

As first published on Nialler9 - All Together Now: 5 things to look forward to

The prospect of a one-day festival in Dublin city with a specific focus of folk and alternative music is a smart addition to the Irish festival landscape, with Pod returning to the green pastures of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on the grounds of IMMA with In The Meadows, where it hosts Forbidden Fruit every year,…

As first published on Nialler9 - In The Meadows: a deeper look at the lineup at the one-day Dublin folk and alternative festival

The twelfth edition of the Dublin city festival Forbidden Fruit takes place next year on the June Bank Holiday and there’s already names on the first list which have us salivating and dreaming of summer city vibes. Here’s six of our faves playing 2024’s Forbidden Fruit. 1. Four Tet English electronic producer and DJ Kieran…

As first published on Nialler9 - Forbidden Fruit: 6 acts you must see at the festival next year