Brian Burns
Music ReporterBrian Burns has been with WUNC since 2016, when he was brought on to help launch WUNC Music in the role of Music Librarian. Since then, he's become WUNC’s Music Reporter, a role that has given him the opportunity to interview local, national, and international acts, and cover music happenings in the Triangle and beyond. He has interviewed artists including Kamasi Washington, MJ Lenderman, Esperanza Spalding, Don Was and Adrianne Lenker, and is a regular contributor to NPR Music.
Brian has lived in the Triangle for more than 25 years, and has been involved with the local music scene ever since, having worked at local record stores and for local record labels before landing at WUNC. He graduated from UNC’s School of Information and Library Science with an MSLS in 2015. On the weekends, you might catch him DJing around the Triangle, or out at a show.
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Legendary producer and musician Don Was chats with WUNC music reporter Brian Burns ahead of his show with the Pan-Detroit Ensemble at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw on October 17. -
Singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin chats with WUNC music reporter Brian Burns ahead of her show at Missy Lane's Assembly Room on Friday. -
WUNC music reporter Brian Burns chats with Swedish composer and producer Sven Wunder ahead of his show at The Ritz in Raleigh on Friday, October 10. -
WUNC music reporter Brian Burns chats with producer and musician Sofia Kourtesis ahead of her performance at the Slingshot Festival at The Fruit in Durham on October 11. -
For the past 17 years Kym Register has owned The Pinhook, one of Durham's most esteemed clubs. -
WUNC music reporter Brian Burns catches up with singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya ahead of her show at The Ritz on October 6. -
WUNC music reporter Brian Burns catches up with dub musician Pachyman ahead of his show at Motorco Music Hall on October 5. -
To the casual listener, old-time and bluegrass might be hard to tell apart. Both genres of music predominantly feature stringed instruments like fiddles and banjos, and while there are differences, they can be subtle. -
The Durham-based duo Sylvan Esso have removed their catalog from Spotify. The news comes with the release of "WDID," their first new music in three years. -
BJ Barham of the Raleigh-based band American Aquarium is running for one of three vacant seats on the Wendell Board of Commissioners.
