From TikTok to signing with Kesha, Boy Throb say they’re for real – and serious about a US visa

From left, Evan Papier, Anthony Key and Zachary Sobania of Boy Throb, at the group's first concert at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, New York, on 12 May. Photograph: Shuran Huang for the Washington Post via Getty Images

The screams of hundreds of fans waving glowing pink orbs grew louder as one member of Boy Throb appeared on stage at Irving Plaza in New York City earlier this month.

Singer Darshan Magdum wasn’t there in person – he was calling from India while his visa application to enter the United States remained in limbo. With his face projected across a large screen on stage as he spoke through Zoom, he told the crowd: “I’m so sad that I can’t be there with you all tonight.”