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The Chainsmokers Are Dancing Through the Silicon Valley Downturn
Tech bros’ favorite music duo have had some flameouts in their VC side hustle. But it’s too soon to write off the band the critics love to hate.
It had been one of those weeks for Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, more famously known as the Chainsmokers. On Thursday, the obstreperous dance pop duo played a club on a Greek island. On Friday, they were in London. Saturday, they jetted to Montreal for an afternoon show before racing off to their regular gig at the Wynn Las Vegas. Whatever stage they were on, there was probably also a fair amount of tequila swigging and jumping off the drum set.
Well, maybe not so much of the latter. “I’m doing less jumping,” says Pall, who turned 37 last year.