
Brian Burns
Music ReporterBrian Burns has been with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ since 2016, when he was brought on to help launch ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ 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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Helene ravaged western North Carolina last weekend, bringing devastation and destruction to homes and businesses throughout the region. This event has caused major harm to the entire area, which of course includes the music scene.
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Brian Burns chats with Dublin-based band Sprints before their show at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro.
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The IBMA World of Bluegrass conference and festival is celebrating it's final year in Raleigh this week.
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The closing of the Chapel Hill location of Schoolkids Records leaves Chapel Hill without a record store for the first time in decades.
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Brian Burns chats with Jessica Pratt about her latest record 'Here In The Pitch' before her show at the Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw, NC.
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Brian Burns chats with gospel singer Jimetta Rose of Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation about the new album "Things Are Getting Better," which was released in early July.
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Merge Records is celebrating their 35th anniversary this weekend with four shows at Carrboro's Cat's Cradle.
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Due South co-hosts Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge chat with ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Music's Brian Burns about what makes a "song of the (Southern) summer."
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¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Music announces First In Music, a new running blog highlighting music from North Carolina artists.
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¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Music's Brian Burns chats with Hermanos Gutiérrez about their new record 'Sonido Cósmico'