Local Music

Durham-based Merge Records is partnering with Bloomington, Indiana based Secretly Group in a deal that sees Secretly acquiring a 50% stake in the indie label.

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.

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's Brian Burns chats with Matt Sweeney of The Hard Quartet before their show at Cat's Cradle.

A first look at what we can expect when Red Hat Amphitheater moves in the Spring of 2026.

WUNC Music's Brian Burns chats with Raleigh-based artist and musician George Hage.