The Paradox

Emerging in June 2024, the Atlanta-based pop-punk outfit — featuring Eric Dangerfield on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Donald Bryant on bass, Christopher “Xelan” Bernard on lead guitar and background vocals, and Percy “PC3” Crews on drums — swiftly established themselves as a formidable presence. Their rapid ascent was significantly propelled by their distinct identity as young, African American musicians, an attribute that soon garnered them a pivotal early opportunity: opening for Green Day at their Truist Park stadium show, held right in the band’s hometown.