Music is a contagious experience

Last year, I was out with a group of friends. On this occasion, a few of us wanted to go to a particular bar. At this bar, there was a cover charge because a local band was playing there that night. One friend of mine refused to pay the cover charge, no more than three or five bucks as I recall. Most of us in the group didn’t care if we had to pay a cover charge.

“I refuse to pay a cover charge,” my friend said. “I’ve never paid one and never will.”

I recall another friend and I replying with “Support local music. All bands start out local at some point.”

For me personally, the fact that there...