When Theo Kottis flies in from the United Kingdom to embark on his first North American tour, the first thing he’ll be looking for is some Miami sun. “In Scotland, it’s just raining every day nonstop,” he says, presumably from the inside of a very thick wool sweater. Although it’s…
In the mostly wordless world of club music, finding the right words to describe one’s sound can be frustrating. It’s a problem Berlin-based DJ and label head Camea Hoffman, better known simply as Camea, encounters frequently. “Even when I’m just trying to write, like, a one-sheet for a release, I…
Since her last stop in the Magic City, Nora En Pure has felt the most telling sign of music biz success: She’s busy, busy, busy. “I can’t remember the last time I was off for a week or so,” she says. “New music has come out, and I’m trying to…
For most South Floridians, the worst thing about living here is the traffic. In our heavily suburbanized landscape, getting anywhere means crawling into a car and suffering through the frustration and tedium of a long — and often dangerous — drive. But for Fort Lauderdale native Jess Gentile, better known…
The weekend of October 7 looms large for Roberto Carlos Lange, better known onstage as Helado Negro. On top of dropping his latest LP and coming off a string of tour dates opening for Sufjan Stevens, the singer-songwriter will also perform at III Points, the Wynwood music festival famous for…
Regrettably, it’s still 2016, and on top of all the awful news this awful year has gifted us, music festivals are dying — at least according to some. Cynics point to the repetitive lineups and increasingly corporate vibe at major affairs like Bonnaroo and Ultra as evidence of their lost…
