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.
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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." -
At the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos festival in Durham, founded by North Carolina’s own Rhiannon Giddens, WUNC music reporter Brian Burns hopped between more than a dozen performances and events. He gives us a lowdown on what was truly a magical weekend of live music and a celebration of southern Black culture. -
North Carolina based Blue Cactus chats with Brian Burns about their new album "Believer." -
A guide to the free events happening during the inaugural Biscuits & Banjos Festival in downtown Durham. -
Brian Burns chats with Tank Ball of Tank and the Bangas ahead of their show at Cat's Cradle. -
A collection of photos from the 2025 Dreamville Festival in Raleigh. -
The city of Raleigh announced a new music festival that will take the place of Dreamville Fest starting in 2026.
