Here are some quick reviews of a few albums you may have missed over the summer that I listened to: East of Fairfax "Nothing's Different, Nothing's The Same" With a Squeeze worthy guitar riff, Brian Spain sings "More Than The Sun" with a slick synth keyboard and a hint of Duran Duran-like gloss. It is the highlight of the album. For fans of Daughtry, Duncan Sheik and Peter Murphy, this is a logical progression into well-written adult radio friendly pop. After this [...]
If you had a choice of signing with Kanye West or Pharrell Williams, which one would you choose? Please. Hands down it's Pharrell > Kanye. This was the choice Chester French (D.A. Wallach & Maxwell Drummey) had to make. After a bidding war, Chester French signed to Williams' Star Trak Label. All this fuss for 2 Harvard graduates who call their music ' gentlemen rock', is it worth it? For most parts, they sound like a mix of She Wants Revenge's mellow tone and Razorlight's energy. But mainly, I [...]
Chester French debuted in late 2008 with their first single "She Loves Everybody", which received smashing video treatment in the new year. Their album Love the Future is out now stateside and it releases worldwide June 1 along with a vinyl LP version. The single is a bitter love song, but it's the music video that really hits hard. The video is done in black and white but somehow it clearly shows that red is the colour of both love and blood. Chester French - She Loves Everybody [...]
GOING OUT - SUNDAY EDITION: It's hard to beat free, great live entertainment. Ushering in this lovely summer season are the organizers for this year's Mayfair in Harvard Square . From noon to 6pm tomorrow, there will lots of free live entertainment (2 stages worth) along with local artisans and vendors. And as we already said: free is just wonderful! Boston's lovely Sarah Rabdau plays at noon Ari Sommer photo for Melophobe [...]
Contrary to what you may have come to believe, D.A. and Max of Chester French do more than collaborate with the occasional eclectic rapper . Combining their talents of vocal, guitar, bass and overall passion for music, the duo by way of Harvard University are set to embark on their Star Trak appointed mission and release their debut album Love The Future on April 21st, 2009. This particular track has all the atmospheric elements in tact to retain replay value after mtvU loses track of the reel. Credible Pop music: always [...]
So I was about to do a post about Chester French who was recommended to me when I saw this post/flyer on Miami New Times about Chester French doing a FREE Acoustic Set Wednesday at 3:30 like 20 blocks from my place! Sweet! Perfect timing!! Not sure were Culture Kings is. Think it's near to were Rag Trade/Amendment XXI used to be, but if you can make it I definitely recommend checking them out, especially for FREE! Not [...]
Chester French will release their debut album, Love the Future , via Star Trak on April 21st. Check them out on tour with Lady Gaga. dates: Mar 18 2009 9:15P @ Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia Mar 21 2009 8:00P @ The Gothic Theatre Englewood, Colorado Mar 23 2009 9:00P @ Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, Minnesota Mar 24 2009 6:00P @ House of Blues Chicago Chicago, Illinois Mar 24 2009 10:30P @ House of Blues Chicago Chicago, Illinois Mar 25 2009 9:00P @ (TBA) Michigan Mar 26 2009 9:00P @ Elements Kitchener, Ontario Mar [...]
The forming members of Indie pop sensation Chester French met during their freshman year while attending Harvard University. The band named themselves after Daniel Chester French who as a sculptor designed some impressive shit, most applicably the statue of John Harvard. The group pared down their numbers during the Harvard years all the while exploring a different style of music until we're now left with remaining members Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach. Starting out as a five piece under a more traditional guitar-bass-drums-piano format, the two have drastically changed styles as they reduced their numbers. Wallach [...]
The boys of CHESTER FRENCH have released the video for debut track, She Loves Everybody . The photos above were taken behind the scenes of the shoot. I'm sure we've all been diggin' the track for a bit, and now we have a video to feast our eyes on! "We've been making music together for five years now and are beyond excited to finally release our first music video, for the song "She Loves Everybody." We wrote and produced this track in our dorm rooms while still in [...]
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