New Booking EPK Video
These clips are from the show I played Friday night at Lucky Lounge here in Austin. I decided to edit a bunch together in an effort to book some more gigs around town and other cities like Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, NOLA, OKC, and ______________
Nakia Interviewed On Spinner.com
Here is a great interview with Nakia from Spinner’s SXSW coverage. Enjoy! Resident Austin rocker Nakia owes his career to the SXSW city. Shortly after visiting Austin for the first time for SXSW in 2001, the Alabama native (then residing in Chicago) instantly fell in love and permanently moved there several months later. Never looking [...]
Nakia Interviewed Following His KGSR Four Seasons Performance
Here’s a quick clip of Nakia being interviewed by Lauren Petrowski of Fox 7 following his performance at KGSR’s annual SXSW broadcast from the Four Seasons.
Nakia Performing “Cold” From The Long Center On News 8 Austin
If you’re in the Austin area and have Time Warner Cable chances are you will be catching all/some of the News 8 Austin SXSW coverage of the festival this year. Andy Langer always puts together a fine series of performances from local, regional, and national acts. This year, they filmed Nakia performing his new song, [...]
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 [...]
The Athens Blur Magazine Reviews Nakia’s Water To Wine
He’s been touted as one of Austin’s best vocalists, but even Austin can’t hold back a Texas-sized talent like Nakia for too much longer.
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 [...]
KGSR Is Playing Water To Wine! Keep Your Requests Coming In
From Nakia’s Notes 07/22/09… Hi there! Great news… KGSR has been playing “Water To Wine!” Please take a moment and call 512-390-KGSR to request it. They are also taking requests via Twitter. You may follow them:@KGSR and make sure to follow me: @nakia too! Read this entire edition of Nakia’s Notes by clicking here.
Nakia Remembers Michael Jackson
Yesterday’s news about Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett was devastating. The Internet was clogged with millions of people posting on every site known to man. Nakia posted his response about MJ on Twitter and it was quickly picked up by ABC News who contacted him via phone for an interview about his memories of Jackson [...]
No Depression Reviews Nakia’s Water To Wine
May Day brings a great new review from the esteemed, No Depression. Here’s an excerpt: Soul music. With its categories and subcategories – from northern and neo to country and deep – it can be a tough concept to pin down. You might want to rely on a variation of that classic method for identifying [...]
Twangville: Nakia A Tremendous Talent
Another great review of the album just in today from Twangville! Here’s an excerpt: Southern soul is a special thing. Alternatively inspirational and sinful, it is always engaging. Exhibit A is Austin soulman Nakia’s debut release. The Austin soulman book-ends his debut full release with “Choose Your Poison,†a down and dirty ode to guilty [...]
Nakia Interviewed About Twitter By Statesman
Recently, the Austin-American Statesman interviewed Nakia about his use of the social networking phenomena, Twitter. Several other musicians are featured in the article including @benkweller @colinmeloy @trent_reznor and more. The article was published today and is available at newstands now. Here’s an excerpt… ”@nakia Help me spread the word… Nakia & His Southern Cousins at [...]
Nakia’s Notes: Record Release This Saturday At Jovita’s
Howdy folks… Nakia here. I just sent out the latest edition of Nakia’s Notes and it’s all about my record release party taking place this Saturday night at Jovita’s. Here’s a quick sampling… I won’t lie. There’s lots of places to see me and the band coming up soon, but today I would like to [...]
New Review From Austin.com
And the press keeps rolling in! This time from the website, Austin.com. Here’s a sampling of what they had to say… In turning water to wine, Jesus took what is already a valuable, nourishing resource and transformed it to something—while maybe not as necessary—something better. Let’s just run with that allegory and say that’s pretty [...]
Austin-American Statesman Reviews Water To Wine
With the official street date of Nakia’s debut full-length, Water To Wine just last week, the Austin-American Statesman has reviewed the album for today’s Sunday edition. Alongside fellow Austin soul rockers, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, the Statesman concludes that the Austin soul scene is “in good shape.” Here’s a quick blurb from the [...]
