Watch Chris While and Julie Matthews

Jeff and I were catching up over the phone on my birthday and he asked if I was going to watch Chris and Julie play at Kulcha. I knew how much he LOVED them. And I thought to myself, why the hell not?! He's been ranting and raving about them for years and I was more than keen to find out why.

Had I only known what I was getting myself into...

As I was walking up the stairs to Kulcha, I thought they were playing a CD over the speakers but it was only when I saw Chris and Julie on stage when I realised that it was actually them singing live!

Their voices have this melting effect... like literally, Sumi and I both sunk in our chairs and just melted.

What really stood out for me was their conversations with the audience before every song. While it was a one-way conversation, it was as if they were sitting at a dinner table telling a close friend one of their many stories.

And then, when you hear their interpretation of these life stories through their songs, you find yourself (or well, I did) connecting to the songs because you could understand it from such a personal level.

And when they sang... oh, they truly sang.

As instructed by Jeff, I went up to them and told them that I knew him (or something along that line). Immediately, Chris' face lit up and she exclaimed "Monica!" Trust me, in that moment... right there and then... I felt like a celebrity. I was special. They knew my name.

Sad to say, this is probably one of those things you have to experience in order to fully understand the beauty and feel the sincerity of the music. But I can finally proclaim that I am a fan of Chris and Julie.

Thanks Jeff! It was worth every second :)