Meet The Hosts

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, and how the start of LoCLE Grown began. Thanks for tuning into this very silly and chaotic episode. We hope you enjoy meeting the hosts!

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Our Story

LoCLE Grown is something for the Humble. It is a reminder that we all start somewhere. We are a community and we are proud of the artists that come from here as well as the ones who make Cleveland a stop along the way to fame.

One thing we know for sure:

CLEVELAND LOVES CLEVELAND

The Jordans of LoCLE Grown want to dive deeper into the framework of local music, no matter what local means to you, all while providing entertaining commentary, stories and GREAT MUSIC like you’ve never heard before!

Meet The Jordans

In 2003, the universe, in its ever-shifting and unpredictable ways, planted Jordan Laird and Jordan Urban ("The Jordans!", "J-Squared!", "Big J and Little J!", "Those two annoying chicks!") right beside each other as next-door neighbors in Medina, Ohio. The next 10 years developed a strong sisterly and Jordan-ly bond that is unbreakable to this day.

With Laird being two years senior to Urban, they grew through the love of music, food, and family. Together, they sharpened their musical and social skills. With original music and dynamic harmonies, the two formed "Urban Lair" in 2018 after many years of singing and playing covers.

Check out how LG came to be below!

Jordan Laird (JLaird)

Jordan Laird is a loud mouth who’s just trying to get paid for it. As a senior in high school in 2014, she visited the WBWC Studios at Baldwin Wallace University and was sold on where she wanted to go to college. Through her time at 88.3FM The Sting, she learned that she loved organizing events and working within the Cleveland music community.

Fast forward to 2019, Laird was one year post-graduation when she realized she never got to host the specialty show she always wanted. She called on her lifelong friend Jordan Urban to co-host the show with her on Tuesday nights at The Sting. It would feature one business and one band or artist every week and it would be called LoCLE Grown. When she is not working on LG she could be found Door Dashing Chinese food buried under blankets or smushing her pitbull Stevie’s face.

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Jordan Urban (Jurbz)

Jordan Urban AKA Jurbz skipped the college thing and still got a job in her field! Growing up in a family full of musicians and close roots to country music, she picked up an interest in the music scene from the very beginning. Over the years, she learned how to play some instruments, tried out a few different sports and hobbies, but quickly realized that she spent more of her time writing and covering songs than she ever did trying to perfect another craft. When Urban and Laird met as next door neighbors, they found that not only did they share the same name, they also shared the same love of playing music.

Urban graduated from Medina High School in 2017 and went straight into the workforce. After managing a couple pizza shops and dealing with retail-therapy Karen’s, she was ready to do something she truly was passionate about.