LoCLE Grown

On this episode of LG the POD, we had the pleasure of chatting with the duel female fronted Cleveland band, LILIEAE! We sat down with Lydia Puccini and Kayleigh Hyland to talk about what they've been up to since we spoke with them last in 2019. From growing into a five-piece band, playing tons of shows including one out of state, and to having their song "Take Me Home" featured on t...

"Rock solid bops, no flops." In the second hour of our all-day marathon on 8/18 at The House of Blues in Cleveland, we sat down with Evan Schonauer, John Polace, Anthony Liotta, and Owen Barba, the people of People in the Daytime! We got to hear from them on how they came together as a group and have been rockin' out since 2018, how Eric Andre inspired their band name, and also bein...

"We just go Buck." As his name describes, James Begin kicked off our 14-hour marathon on 8/18 at The House of Blues in Cleveland and is the featured artist for the second episode of Season 2! Accompanied by his boys Tobyraps (peep episode 2 to hear allllll about him) and Chris Dicola (who has gotten honorable mentions now in two of our episodes), James talks about his experiences over th...

We're back!!! Ya know, Cleveland can be so damn overwhelming sometimes! With something new popping up on the daily, it's hard to know where to start when it comes to where to shop, eat, hang out, sight see, you name it. ENTER: Katie and Kyle, co-founders of popular Instagram accounts Cleveland Vibes and Cleve or Leave . We joined these two for a chat and dove head-first into their exciti...

This episode is one for the BOOKS. Perhaps, even, the history books?? In Episode 5, we do a nice deep dive into history of all kinds with Gavin Coe, owner of the Coe History Guitar and Laird's FIRST friend ever - reunited after 18 years! Gavin tells us all about the most unique guitar we've ever seen, one he (with the help of his family and friends) made by hand to represent the long lin...

We gotta HOT and FRESH one for you! The freshest ever, actually. 19-year-old rapper, producer, and recent college graduate Little G Fresh shares with us how her dedication and drive at a young age laid the groundwork to gain connections and attention within the music industry all while finishing school early and landing an internship at NASA. Little G Fresh radiates positivity within her message a...

In our third episode of LG the Pod, we happened to switch things up a bit! Instead of interviewing one of our favorite local bands or artists, we decided to interview EACH OTHER (gasp) and give our listeners a bit of insight on who we are as individuals and why we started this heckin' show in the first place! We take you through the timeline on where we met, growing up playing music together,...

Ayy it's Episode 2 of LG the Pod (if you will)! We sat with Tobyraps and talked about his history leading up to this point, including naked performances, LA pay-to-play gigs, and writing and releasing 3 albums in 3 years. He also gives us a taste of a new song that BEGS for Lil Dicky to feature on, and shares stories of how his radiant personality came to be. Tobyraps is a positive vessel who...

In our debut episode of LoCLE Grown, we invited our good friend and musician Jul Big Green to set the tone for our show. We sat down in The Peach Pit to chat about Nickelodeon nostalgia, ghostwriting, and his involvement with festivals Brite Winter in Cleveland and more recently (4/30), The Eclectic Rocks Festival in South Pasadena, CA! Songs performed: Ave Chiccave Goes On Better to Try/ K.O. Jul...

After 2 years of broadcasting the show from a  local Cleveland college radio station,  then taking it completely virtual via IG Live, LoCLE Grown (pronounced low-CLE-grown") is now officially a podcast! Join The Jordans (Laird and Jurbz) as they talk to some of the area's most popular artists, as well as those who make Cleveland a stop on their road to fame. With no limits to what genres...