As the sun set in Downtown LA, a crowd gathered to form a queue that stretched around the block. The air was tinged with restless excitement for Rochester alt-rock band Joywave. The trio––Daniel Armbruster on vocals, Paul Brenner on drums, and Joseph Morinelli on guitar––formally joined together in 2010 after playing in local bands with one another growing up. The group burst into commercial success with the electronic pop-rock song, “Dangerous”. An anthem of the early 2010s, the single shot to number one on the Billboard Alternative Song chart in 2014. The deep-cutting synth riffs reflect the angst of a generation growing up in the age of the internet. 

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By Kenneth Tse