Nakia’s 2010 SXSW Schedule

Hey folks – Nakia here!!
SXSW Music is just a few days away and I am excited about the shows I will be performing this year. This year I will be performing solo – just me and a piano – including an appearance at the annual KGSR Four Seasons Broadcast, an official SXSW showcase at [...]

A Mellow Monday At Ming’s

SXSW will be over.
The dust will be settling.
The out-of-towners will be gone, but the music must go on!
Join Nakia & Friends as they host a Mellow Monday At Ming’s!
Monday 3/22 8PM-10PM
Come out to see a very special evening filled with great music from
Nakia
Matt Hubbard
Kat Edmonson
Derek Morris
And who knows who might stop by??
Ming’s Cafe has the [...]

Nakia’s SXSW Showcase Previewed By Austin Chronicle

Margaret Moser of the Austin Chronicle has given Nakia’s Official SXSW Showcase at St. David’s Bethell Hall on Thursday 3/17 8PM a great preview in this week’s issue.
A milestone moment like that can be liberating for a musician. Last fall, Nakia sought a different channel and disbanded the Cousins.
“Performing behind the piano is where it [...]

Nakia’s Annual Birthday Bash At Jovita’s!

Yes folks, I age just like the rest of ya and this year I am blessed to be settling into the young age of 35!!
Seriously, it is a true blessing to be kicking around on this earth with y’all and I hope you will take some time out of your schedule next Saturday, February 20th [...]

Whitegrass In Kentucky

Hello and thanks for reading. Nakia here… Karla and I are in Lexington, KY. We’ve been invited to sing on the new Alejandro Escovedo record and so we’ll be here cutting backing vocals for the next few days. We arrived tonight and quickly settled into the amazing St. Claire Studio. It snowed before our arrival [...]

Nakia Singing With Alejandro Escovedo At Austin’s Continental Club

Hey everybody! Nakia here…
Back in September, I posted a story about Alejandro Escovedo inviting me to sing with him at the recent Buick MacKane reunion show at Hole In The Wall. In that post I talked about bumping into Al at this year’s HAAM Benefit Day performance at Whole Foods. That day he mentioned he [...]

Gracias y Buenas Noches – The Final Show

After over 3 years of show stoppin’ foot-stompin’ heart poundin’ sweat pourin’ southern fried hot brown-eyed rock & soul, Nakia & His Southern Cousins are playing their last show this Saturday night at Jovita’s in South Austin.

Nakia Sings With Alejandro Escovedo & Buick MacKane

Hi folks! Nakia here.
About a week ago I saw Alejandro Escovedo in an amazing early morning performance at Whole Foods in support of HAAM Benefit Day. It was phenomenal for sure. Afterward, I said hello and out of the blue, Al says, “When you gonna come sing with us?” to which I quickly replied, “When [...]

Nakia Named One Of Austin’s Fortunate 500 By Statesman

Recently, the Austin-American Statesman published a list of their Fortunate 500. The list was sectioned off to include everything from Food, Nightlife, Education, Movies, and of course… Music – which Nakia’s album, Water To Wine, was “fortunate” enough to be chosen to be listed among some of Austin’s finest musicians and music-related business folks. Here’s [...]

Nakia Tackles Health & Fitness

A note from Nakia…
Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to tell you about something new going on in my life. Recently, my Father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For those of you who know much about cancer, you know it sucks, but pancreatic cancer is up there pretty high on the level of [...]