Local Music

WUNC music reporter Brian Burns picks 16 albums you should know from North Carolina based artists from 2025.

Raleigh based rapper Jooselord will headline All Out NC: A Benefit for his son Onyx this Friday. Onyx was diagnosed with with a high-grade glioma last December.

On March 6 Reese McHenry's final recordings will be released on an album called "Forever."

Many local businesses are dealing with the ramifications of Trump's tariffs on international goods. Stores that sell musical instruments are being hit particularly hard.

WUNC music reporter Brian Burns get to know the Raleigh-based musician LesTheGenius.

The Great Cover Up, which started in 1999, is an annual event in Raleigh that features an eclectic lineup of local musicians dressing up and performing cover sets of more famous artists — and audience members don't get any details about the lineup in advance. Now, it's the subject of a new documentary that premieres Thursday on PBS North Carolina.

WUNC music reporter Brian Burns gets to know Triangle-based visual artist and musician Ron Liberti.

North Carolina musician MJ Lenderman chats with WUNC music reporter Brian Burns about the Hopscotch Music Festival, making a music video with Lance Bangs and more.

Asheville's Drop of Sun studios has become one of the most in-demand recording studios for indie artists in the country.

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.