I often sit at my desk in the afternoon and listen to live music on my computer. That's how I heard 立石歩-san for the first time. I think it was on of these mudia events. Since then, I have watched many of her gigs.

I wish I could describe why I like her songs, but I'm not a musician. But I can tell that I like her voice and the way she plays the guitar. Her guitar is definetely not there just for the chords.

The livestream started at 5:30 my local time. It's a bit early, but I am an old man so I wake up early every day. Because I don't speak Japanese yet, I did'n understand what was going on but I enjoyed the performance of every artist.

One Once Over's new video, AI got me by surprise. I had no idea that it was in the works. Now I'm trying to translate the lyrics. 

I wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I discovered this talented and hard-working duo about a year ago. Actually, it was the otherway around. I was procrastinating and they managed to get my attention. I don't remember exactly where or when it happened, somewhere in the metaverse - twitter?, youtube? mudia?..maybe? But since then, I have watched their youtube livestream every tuesday (22:00JST / 13:00UTC). I have also watched several of their online shows.

I instantly could say that their songs are good. I'm on old man and I have heard quite a lot of songs so I should know, right? The melodies are captivating and stuck in my head right away.
The sound of acoustic guitar and piano is intriguing, addicting. It's like a dance. Like the guitar is chasing the piano. That kind of dance. I don't know what I'm trying to say. Hey, I don't even know the correct musical terms. If anyone can find an explanation for this, please comment below.

Their stage performance is energetic and their connection with the audience is natural and genuine. There's never a dull moment during the show. Sometimes they make me burst into laughter, sometimes shed a couple of tears.

Listening to their music and seeing their gigs, even through a screen, have helped me being more productive and creative. Uplifting and inspiring music, that's what people need in these dark days of the pandemic.