Let’s get right to all the great and exciting news… First up:
Nakia & His Southern Cousins have been invited to open for BB King at Austin Music Hall on Sunday, April 6th!! This is great news and we wanted to get it out to you now so you can get your tickets now as they are going fast! Click here for ticket information.
Also, please visit Do512.com and give this event a thumbs up! If you’re not a member of Do512.com yet, make sure to sign up and to join the Nakia crew!
Keep an eye on nakia.net and listen up at upcoming Ego’s Lounge gigs (including tonight’s show) for your chance to win a pair of tickets to witness the legendary “King of the Blues” himself, BB King.
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Nakia & His Southern Cousins have been selected as the featured band for the 51st Annual Zilker Garden Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday, March 29th AND Sunday, March 30th!
Plan to arrive early and bring your wagon! With over 100 vendors selling plants, garden accessories, herbal products, jewelry, art, and food, there will be something for everyone. Take a chance and buy a raffle ticket to win a great item donated by local merchants and garden clubs - airline tickets, electronics, gardening items, bicycle, and much more.
Celebrate Texas food and wine at the leisurely Sunday Fair. Sip and sample your way through vendor tents filled with Texas and guest wineries, artisanal food vendors and Texas restaurants. Live cooking demonstrations featuring renowned chefs, shade-tree discussions on the state of wine and spirits in Texas and beyond and live music from Carolyn Wonderland, Marshall Ford Swing Band, and Nakia & His Southern Cousins - there’s something for everyone at this one-of-a-kind event. Set in the glorious surroundings of San Gabriel Park. Children 12 and under admitted free!
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As always, we are at Ego’s Lounge tonight at 8:30PM and Ladie’s pay no cover until 10PM! Thanks for listening,
Come see Nakia & His Southern Cousins TONIGHT - FRIDAY NIGHT! at EGO’S on South CONGRESS. Then use this coupon to get $5 OFF PLAYING THE CARDS - Nakia’s critically acclaimed debut EP. *This offer is not good in conjunction with previous coupons and or other offers and may only be used to purchase 1 CD. This coupon holds no monetary value and cannot be used to purchase drinks or placed in the tip jar because you’re too cheap to give us a few bucks! Seriously - It’s a great CD! BUY ONE FOR HALF OFF!! AND DID WE MENTION THEY MAKE GREAT GIFTS?? HURRY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!
Thank you to anyone and everyone who voted for Nakia & His Southern Cousins this year in the Austin Music Awards. Whether you picked us for something individually or the band as a whole. After the lovely Ms. Margaret Moser tallied up all the votes, we are honored to say that Austin chose us as one of the Top Ten Best New Bands of 2007 in Austin! Number 6 to be exact! My hat is off to YOU - The Austin music fans who come out to shows, buy music, tip us, and share the good word with their friends and family about the band!
Also - in an odd turn of events, a poster that I designed for our run of Happy Hours at the legendary Continental Club last Summer was voted the 10th Best Concert Poster for the awards as well! Seriously - A surprise, but a welcome one! THANK YOU! Here’s a smaller version of that poster for your downloading pleasure.
Congrats to all the winners and fellow runners up alike!!
I have been out and about a lot already this SXSW and caught a lot of great acts at some wonderful parties, including last night’s Music Awards, the Mayor’s Reception, and the Red Bull Moon Tower party! I must say that so far, by accident, I have seen The Black & White Years 3 times and all I can say is WOW! They are simply put… The REAL DEAL. Their official showcase is tonight at Maggie Mae’s.
Speaking of showcases, don’t forget about our official one at Lambert’s Downtown BBQ on 2nd and Guadalupe Friday night at Midnight! Then we will be playing the RajiWorld +1 Party on Saturday at 7:30pm. Here are the posters (Guess which one I designed??)for those shows as well! Hope to see you out there! Then next Friday it’s business as usual at Ego’s Lounge.
It worked so well last week that we have decided to do it all month long!
Yep, last week’s first “Ladies’ Night” worked so well, that we decided to do it again… ALL MONTH LONG! So, the entire month of March at Ego’s Lounge on S. Congress and Riverside for our weekly shows only (excluding March 14), it’s free for ladies - NO COVER! I know some of the guys felt left out, so fellas, if you bring 2 ladies with you then you skip cover too! So head down to Ego‘s
tonight and make sure to call up your girlfriends and/or bring the wife
along because from 8:30-10PM, ONLY during the Nakia & His Southern
Cousins set - Ladies get in for FREE! (Hint: This leaves extra $$ for
you to buy booze with and/or tip us!)
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Tomorrow
night I will once again have the honor to perform with the
award-winning ensemble, Will Taylor & Strings Attached, as a
featured vocalist. I will be joined by the lovely Fresh Up Girls, so join us as we celebrate the Sneak Peak Weekend at
the brand new Long Center for the Performing Arts. We will be performing
some classic songs by the Beatles. Click for more info….
Then, the next day, Saturday, March 15, we perform at The Enchanted Forest for the annual RajiWorld+1 SXSW Party. I am pretty excited and plan on attending LOTS of parties and events and panels, so look for me out there. I will be on hand with cards and CDs.
If you have an invite to a party to share, please send it to me c/o of RajiWorld via email: mail@rajiworld.com Then I will make sure to bring Roggie along with me and she’s life of any party!
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Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at the Texas State Arts Festival last Sunday! We had a blast! We certainly gained a lot of new fans including these two guys - Texas legends, Gurf Morlix and Ray Wylie Hubbard! After we played, of course I stuck around for their set. It was such an honor to hear Ray Wylie ask his audience, “How about that Nakia? He was something else!” Here’s a great photo taken by Lacey Jones
As always, thanks for listening and I hope to see you soon!
Come see Nakia & His Southern Cousins TONIGHT - FRIDAY NIGHT! at EGO’S on South CONGRESS. Then use this coupon to get $5 OFF PLAYING THE CARDS - Nakia’s critically acclaimed debut EP. *This offer is not good in conjunction with previous coupons and or other offers and may only be used to purchase 1 CD. This coupon holds no monetary value and cannot be used to purchase drinks or placed in the tip jar because you’re too cheap to give us a few bucks! Seriously - It’s a great CD! BUY ONE FOR HALF OFF!! AND DID WE MENTION THEY MAKE GREAT GIFTS?? HURRY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!
