Album Review: Gardnerville-native Bryan Jones releases new album 'Loud As Folk Vol. 5: Buffalo Moses'
By Alex Alcantar click here for original article
“Now it’s your old friend, Buffalo Moses, playing songs that I know...”
Early on in…
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Loud As Folk was founded by Spike McGuire as a monthly songwriters showcase in Reno, NV, debuting on April 20th, 2011. Before long, the series was pulling punk-gone-folk crossovers like Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, and Franz Nicolay (The Holdsteady), who all appeared at the 1 year anniversary.
With the help of Six Mile Station bandmate John Underwood, McGuire expanded the showcase and set sail as a touring revue in October of 2014. Taking the show on the road created an avenue towards building an incredibly talented network and performing with notable acts like Ian Cook (Larry And His Flask), Yotam Ben Horin (Useless ID), and Forest Pooky who traveled all the way from France to hit the American road with Loud As Folk.
During a run of shows in April 2016, Spike McGuire and longtime friend Greg Gilmore began dreaming of a recording studio. After returning home, the pair pooled their resources and set up shop in the basement of Reno based arts collective, The Potentialist Workshop. By December, their recordings nabbed 2 spots in the Reno Gazette Journal year-end top 20 songs list.
Growth continued in all directions. The local showcase began to include a 4 day anniversary celebration, the studio began hosting it’s own radio hour on 97.7FM KWNK, and the touring revue moved into seated theaters and performing arts centers.
When the world came to a halt in 2020, McGuire and Gilmore (now LAF VP) refused to lose momentum. With venues closed worldwide it was the perfect time for the studio to shine. That September the Record Club was born.
Each month an artist is invited to record an exclusive session which is then made available on CD, cassette, vinyl, and digital. The first release was a 10 track compilation of songwriters from 4 states and 3 countries, who had visited the studio over the years.
In less than six months, Spike and Greg had recorded sessions by songwriters coast to coast, including San Francisco’s The Sam Chase and Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers) from NYC. Each release is accompanied with an in-studio music video.
As shows began to return in 2021, Loud As Folk worked diligently to make safe returns (for audiences and artists alike) to favorite venues such as Crystal Bay Casino in Lake Tahoe and Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, NV. The organization remains dedicated to presenting true songwriters, whether it be in a live setting or on a Record Club release.
Kevin Seconds, Spike McGuire, Kepi Ghoulie at the 1 year anniversary in 2012.
John Underwood performing at The Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa, CA on tour with Loud As Folk in 2014.
Greg Gilmore on tour with Loud As Folk in 2016. The bar special was catfish fry and $1 wine. A good time was had by all.
What the press has said:
Tahoe Onstage
We’re back, folks: Live music returns to Crystal Bay
By Tim Parsons click here for original article
The first show will feature artists local audiences will know. Loud As Folk began in Spring 2011. It’s a monthly singer-songwriter showcase…
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This Is Reno
The Loud As Folk Record Club is here
By Nick McCabe click here for original article
Loud As Folk has been making its mark on our musical community since 2011 when it was founded by local singer songwriter Spike…
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Sierra Nevada Ally
Loud As Folk Record Club launches today
By Ally Graviana click here for original article
Downstairs in the Reno multidisciplinary art collective the Potentialist Workshop—underneath a theater, an art gallery, and an artist workshop—is the Loud As Folk studio…
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Everything Elko
Loud As Folk
By Eric Brooks click here for original article
Every so often something comes into your peripheral, slides closer to center, then consumes you. The first time I heard of Loud As Folk was reading through the…
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Tahoe Onstage
Reno’s Loud as Folk makes a huge splash at Valhalla Tahoe
By Tony Contini click here for original article
The monthly artist showcase known as Loud As Folk has been bursting the seams of its Reno home for years…
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Tahoe Onstage
Tony Contini from Tahoe Onstage chronicled our 4 day festivity celebrating 8 years of Loud As Folk's monthly showcase. Check out the articles by following the links below.
LINK>> Spring has sprung: It’s Loud As Folk at…
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Tahoe Onstage
Tony Contini from Tahoe Onstage had some very kind things to say after the 4 days of festivities we threw to celebrate 7 years of Loud As Folk. Check out the articles by following the links below.
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LAF Recordings Takes #9 in Year End Top 20
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#9 Greg Gilmore - Who Am !?
"With an acoustic guitar-picking arrangement tastefully augmented by haunting violin and cello, and a voice quavering like Jack…
Award - Reno Gazette Journal
LAF Recordings Take #6 and #17 in Year End Top 20
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#6 Rigorous Proof - AK-47
"Rigorous Proof recorded this catchy, grooving, prog-rock number for the newly launched Loud As Folk Records in Reno…
Reno Gazette Journal
Reno Music Beat: Loud As Folk Records nabs airplay for local artists
by Mike Sion click here for original article
Loud As Folk Records was not strategically plotted out as a record label. There was no detailed business plan, crowdsourcing campaign or funding pitch made to angel investors. Like so many of the artistic ventures incubating among the restless young creatives in the Biggest Little City, Loud As Folk Records came about organically. Even spontaneously.
But the little startup endeavor — organized this year by local musicians Spike McGuire and Greg Gilmore after they got home from a regional tour by van — already is building a buzz.
Moonshine Ink
GET OUT & GO: Loud As Folk Monthly Music Series
By Ashley Owen click here for original article
If “loud as folk” is an oxymoron, then Reno’s monthly musical revue of the same name is turning up the volume to…