Brian Burns
Music ReporterBrian Burns has been with WUNC since 2016, when he was brought on to help launch WUNC Music. He has lived in the Triangle for more than 20 years and has been involved with the local music scene since then, working at local record stores and for local record labels. On the weekends you might catch him DJing around the Triangle or out at a show. He's interviewed artists ranging from Kamasi Washington to Allison Russell, and is a contributor to NPR Music. He graduated from UNC’s School of Information and Library Science with an MSLS in 2015.
Dex Fest 2025 is happening across four nights at four different venues in Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The festival is a celebration of the life and legacy of local musician Dexter Romweber.
WUNC Music Reporter Brian Burns chats with Chaz Martenstein as he celebrates 20 years of operating Bull City Records
The inaugural Raleigh Wide Open Festival has released its initial lineup of performers. The festival takes place in downtown Raleigh on October 3rd and 4th.
Cannonball Music Hall recently opened at Raleigh Iron Works. It's both a music venue and practice space designed to help musicians and bands who are just getting started.
Corinne Bailey Rae chats with WUNC music reporter Brian Burns about her latest record "Black Rainbows."
After a 23-year hiatus, Chapel Hill's Mayflies USA are back with a brand new record called "Kickless Kids." Matt McMichaels and Adam Price of the band recently stopped by the WUNC studios to talk with music reporter Brian Burns about the new record.
Whether you're a seasoned musician or you've never touched an instrument in your life, BOOM Club, short for Building Our Own Music, is a space to both create, learn and even record yourself. Throughout their American Tobacco Campus residency, BOOM Club will also be offering workshops and performances from both local and nationally known artists.
WUNC Music reporter Brian Burns chats with Jonathan Kirby, producer of Eccentric Soul: The Linco Label, a new record that shines a light on a lost record label based out of Greensboro in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
After spending 17 years away from North Carolina, Heather LaGarde and her husband Tom returned and helped make Saxapahaw one of North Carolina's greatest towns to visit.
WUNC's music reporter Brian Burns chats with musician Bartees Strange about his latest album "Horror."