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Past Tense host Ari speaks with Tim Biziaev of Lovelet in advance of the release of Lovelet's second full-length album, Freedom River Float, coming May 7th. In Tim's backyard, they discuss cross-country touring, the new album's recording process, and the meeting of country compilations with meditation cassettes.

Lovelet plays May 7th at Hemisphere Gauche alongside Taupe and Mitch Davis.

Listen to Lovelet here

20 years since its release, David Frankel’s The Devil Wears Prada endures as one of the greatest chick flicks of all time. The film follows Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), a Northwestern University graduate with dreams of working as a serious journalist for an outlet like The New Yorker.

As a result of my tardy bedroom clock, my arrival at the beloved Casa Del Popolo was an embarrassing fifteen minutes late. My gloveless hands froze in the cold, and my friends stood peeved at my lack of punctuality. Walking past the hurdle of smokers outside the entrance, I slid through Casa’s gorgeous exterior bar and into the intimate performance space. It was Sunday, February 1st, the evening of the Friends of Crumper benefit concert. 

Two nights ago, I learned that freedom floats through musical decades. When I was younger, I could find it within the hearty bellows of texan-native Janis Joplin. As time passed in the lyrical world, freedom filled its walls with reflections of blistering rhythmic palettes.