Austin Chronicle: ABCs of ACL – N is for Nakia, Review & More…

The Austin Chronicle has posted several items about my appearance with Sharon Jones and our set on Sunday at the WaMu tent. Here’s a quick sampling…

From the “ABCs of ACL” post:

N is for Nakia: The local soul grizzly danced on stage with Sharon Jones on Saturday and led his Southern Cousins in one of my favorite Sunday sets.

Margaret Moser’s festival “Confessions of a Festival Weenie” recap:

Most unexpected appearance: While performing, Sharon Jones stuck a microphone in Nakia’s face and was blown away when he sang back at her.

From the official Chronicle Review of our Sunday set:

Nakia & His Southern Cousins stir sprinkles of rock, country, and gospel into the stew, but make no mistake, this booming Appalachian-born local blues belter is a soul man all the way, from his bushy beard down to his Budweiser belly. It wasn’t quite the tens of thousands that watched Nakia shake his groove thing onstage with Sharon Jones the day before, but he and his band earned several hundred converts with the jumping-jack keys of “Choose Your Poison” and heartbroken ballads “All Over You” and “Making It Up to My Baby.” Backed by the Marvelettes-styled dance moves of the Fresh-Up Girls, who were dutifully dressed for Sunday service with white gloves, etc., the Cousins gave Billy Preston’s “Will It Go Round in Circles” a soaring workout, while an impassioned cover of Ryan Adams’ “Touch, Feel and Lose” brought Nakia to his knees and the crowd to its feet.

From Off The Record’s mention of my appearance with Sharon Jones:

On the local front, White Denim’s compact funk solidified the figurative meeting point between Gnarls Barkley and the Raconteurs. Local soul shouter Nakia held his own onstage with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, while Bavu Blakes, donning a Barack Obama mask, waxed political following an introduction from Mayor Will Wynn.