I’ve often said live music is my happy place. Turns out, there is a concept that explains this. Collective effervescence. It’s not just a turn of phrase. There’s something about being in a small, packed venue, shoulder to shoulder with a few hundred strangers, where the only thing that matters is the sound in the room and the feeling in your chest. In those moments, I’m not thinking about deadlines or bills or whatever’s buzzing on my phone. I’m in it. Fully. It’s one of the few places I consistently slip into a flow state, that sense of total presence … Continue reading When the Room Sings: Collective Effervescence and the Flow of Live Music