Hirosaki's live house "KEEP THE BEAT" ( Dotemachi , Hirosaki City, TEL 0172-26-6968) began live streaming by a local band on December 15th.

Hiroki Takatori, the former manager of the live house "Magnet", which closed its doors for 23 years in March 2020, is planning to open on October 16th. The start-up fund was raised by crowdfunding, and 961 supporters and 189% of the target amount were raised.

The Hirosaki area was scheduled to reach its opening date smoothly until October without any outbreaks of the new coronavirus, but the cluster was confirmed on the 15th and the opening date was postponed. Due to the subsequent spread of infection nationwide in response to the request for leave, it is still not possible to set a clear opening date.

Mr. Takatori said, "Currently, it is open as a rental studio, but it is in a state of temporary opening. The live that was scheduled for the opening has also been postponed. I thought about it, but I couldn't hold it because some performers said I didn't want to bother my family. "

The distribution that started on the 15th is a live video of no audience using the store stage. The first distribution is a live video performed by the local band "trash youth" on December 1st, and the local band is scheduled to be distributed live at a pace of two weeks from now on.

Mr. Takatori said, "It was a live house that opened to have people listen to live music, but I had to distribute it. There are some unfamiliar parts, but there were viewers from Osaka and Sapporo in this distribution. Now, I want to take advantage of the distribution and disseminate the charm of the local band to the whole country as a live house. "