The Paradox — NPR Tiny Desk, 2026

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Why this recording

Scheduled during Black Music Month, the session belongs to a Tiny Desk series honoring the legacy of BET, placing a pop-punk band within a cycle devoted to Black music. Producer Alanté Serene points to “Bender”, the collaboration with Travis Barker, and relays the story Eric Dangerfield tells before the closing “Do Me Like That”, about a former partner who once tried to hit him with a car. Joshua Bryant directed, with Josh Newell as audio director and mixer.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelNPR Music
Source statusOfficial — broadcaster or organiser
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Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Directed byJoshua Bryant
Mix formatDedicated multitrack mix
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

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Published on August 20, 2026 by Simon Janvier

Filmed live session by the band The Paradox for NPR’s Tiny Desk, released on 12 June 2026 for Black Music Month. An Atlanta pop-punk outfit led by Eric Dangerfield, The Paradox broke through with “Get the Message,” the single that made them the first all-Black band to top Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart. Behind NPR’s famous little desk in Washington, the quartet — Eric Dangerfield on vocals and guitar, Christopher “Xelan” Bernard on guitar, Donald Bryant on bass and Percy “PC3” Crews on drums — rips through six high-energy songs: “Get the Message,” “Bender,” “Good for Me,” “I Kinda Like That” (an unreleased track debuted for the occasion), “Ms. Lauren” and “Do Me Like That.” A vibrant capture that seizes the meteoric rise of a rock band to watch closely. Keywords: The Paradox live, Tiny Desk, pop-punk, rock concert, live performance.

Setlist

  1. Get the Message
  2. Bender
  3. Good for Me
  4. I Kinda Like That
  5. Ms. Lauren
  6. Do Me Like That

Personnel & credits

  • Eric Dangerfield — vocals, guitar
  • Christopher "Xelan" Bernard — guitar, backing vocals
  • Donald Bryant — bass, backing vocals
  • Percy "PC3" Crews — drums
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