LoCLE Grown

WELCOME TO SZN 3! We are absolutely stoked to be in our VERY OWN SPOT this season at Rock & Roll City Studios in Cleveland! We are really doing the damn thing, folks. If you haven't seen the studio yet, please check it out on our Instagram and let us know what you think! We kicked off the season and this ~new vibe~ with our boys from Cleveland, C-Level! Listen in as we discuss how every c...

Ayyy SURPRISE we have one more episode for you before we wrap up the year! It's a day before Thanksgiving as this is releasing and we wanted to say how thankful we are for everyone who has listened and supported LG this year. When our first episode dropped in April, we had no idea where this would go next. Putting together a marathon that was supposed to be on the radio and ended up becoming...

Friends, loved ones, we are gathered here today to celebrate the end of a momentous day - The 2022 LoCLE Grown Marathon. Closing us off for the day is experimental hip hop artist Kwas-E and shout out to this guy for holding down this interview while we were absolutely zonkers by the end of this 14-hour streak of interviews and performances. Here, we reminisce about youtube to mp3 converter website...

We get real deep in this episode as one does when they get into the ~Late Night Hours~. We sat with Aki of Downhill Collective at 9pm on the LG 'Thon and talked about his new 12-song album dropping soon and the importance of self-love when you are looking to achieve your dreams. It could be the long day or that we are sensitive gals out here, but Aki has a message that just wells us up in emo...

We had been going 12 hours in the LoCLE Grown Marathon by the time this interview came around, and Kompass really brought the giggles out of us. This prog. rock band from Cleveland exudes energy and creativity, while never taking themselves too seriously. In the 8pm hour of the LG 'Thon, we talk to Kompass about their origins, 3D printing their own equipment(???), a new music video, and their...

Keeping the energy going, we sat with The Rosies at 7pm for the LoCLE Grown Marathon. These guys are bringing Lake Erie Surf Punk BACK, BABY (oh, you didn't know we had Surf music in Cleveland? Look up The Euclid Beach Band). In this one, we learn about how the band literally started from scratch and hadn't even played their instruments before coming together and we uncover some things t...

Well, folks! We have finally made it to the ~evening hours~ of the LoCLE Grown Marathon, which took place all day at The House of Blues Cambridge Room on 8/18/22. Taking us into the night is Jamie from Dive Bombs!! This episode was a beautiful combination of music talks and shenanigans. Last time we connected with Dive Bombs, Jamie and Zack were playing for us on our LoCLE Grown From Home Series a...

The Fiddle Revolt kicked off the 4pm hour with high energy and lots of laughs. In this episode, we dive into the many different flavors of The Fiddle Revolt, blame Nigel for everything, and may even answer the question, "Got all these lemons, where the hell is the lemonade?". One thing is for sure: the people and the bands are both Equally Itching to be at live shows. The Fiddle Revolt i...

That title is not confusing at all, listen to the episode and you'll be in on it too ;) Who Saved Who from Cleveland is a group of 4 rad dudes who clearly hate each other as it is evident throughout the entirety of this interview. In the 3pm hour of the LoCLE Grown Marathon, they joined us to talk about their album that was released earlier this year, "Sharing the Daytime Moon" , as...

In our 12th episode and 5th hour of the LoCLE Grown Marathon at The House of Blues Cambridge Room, we had an interesting chat with Medina's own Chase Johanson. From seeing him on the PAC's stage at the talent show, to seeing him on TV, Chase shares his experiences with moving out to LA and performing on competition shows such as American Idol while learning from some of the most talented...

“We’re a true Cleveland band, if you don’t like the weather just wait 10 minutes”.  At noon, we had 2-time Best of Cleveland Male Vocalist Mikey Silas of Apostle Jones in The Cambridge Room at The House of Blues Cleveland. Post-dentist and hopped up on Novocaine, Mikey shared his story of when he returned to Cleveland in 2016 and saved his world. He also tells us about how he came to host consiste...

Serving another one hot and fresh for ya! In hour 4 of our all-day pod-a-thon (just trying it out), we talked to the only band we've interviewed for all 3 of our marathons, The Baker's Basement! This lovely duo moved to a new home after almost a decade in their first home together, and with this move comes a whole new album commemorating it! We forced them to do our favorite song mid-int...

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...