Press
The band is notable for the amount of press generated about them in their short time as a signed band (which just recently released their debut). Rolling Stone Magazine listed the band as one of their "Artists To Watch" in their March 2008 issue. The magazine described "She Loves Everybody" as an "ode to safe sex mixes a Euro film-soundtrack vibe with synth beats - mood music for the thinking bachelor's pad."
The duo have also been featured in L'uomo Vogue, Fashion Rocks, Vibe, Vanity Fair, Details, Interview, GQ, Teen Vogue, Nylon, FUZE Magazine and The Improper Bostonian (where the duo was featured on the cover).
Many of the articles showcase Wallach and Drummey's sense of humor, as their answers to many questions in interviews resemble the oddball responses Bob Dylan gave during interviews.
For example, when asked by MTV how Chester French started, Wallach states:
"Chester French started when we were freshmen in college. Max wanted to start a group called Marilyn Manson, which is what he told me in the dining room. And I thought that was a great idea. So we realized there was a conflict, potentially, with the name, but the underlying concept was great and so that's what we've been trying to achieve ever since."
When asked why hip-hop stars enjoy their music, Wallach satirically explains:
"They find it interesting that we're the first artists to wear whiteface all the time, publicly."
Chester French are also notable for having been one of the first bands to use Facebook for promotion and fan interaction, as they were freshmen and gigging musicians at Harvard the year Mark Zuckerberg launched the website.
The band toured with Blink 182 in the summer of 2009 among other notable bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Weezer, with September 13 being their final night on the tour.
Chester French appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on April 21, 2009 where they performed "C'mon."
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