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.
The Austin Music Poll Closes Today! Vote Online Now! Nakia & His Southern Cousins Perform Fridays at Ego’s Lounge - 8:30PM
Hello!
Well, today is the last day to vote in the Austin Chronicle Music Poll. For the last few weeks I have sent out these reminders asking you to vote and including my personal suggestions for all of the various categories. The truth is, there is just a lot of great music in Austin! So, as I have said throughout the whole thing, please remember that what I believe is most important in this process is folks actually going out to see live music to support their favorites and hopefully discover a lot of new favorites along the way. Sure, I would love for you to vote for me as BEST MALE VOCALIST or for the Southern Cousins as BEST NEW BAND or any other category, but I sincerely hope you continue to help to keep Austin’s music scene alive and well by seeing live music in Austin. Here’s the link again in case you want to cut and paste:
And in that spirit… Besides my weekly show Friday nights at Ego’s Lounge (8:30PM - Hint: THERE’S A COUPON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS EMAIL FOR BUY ONE GET ONE FREE ADMISSION!!), this week I am also suggesting you catch another great act and attend a very special event:
If you’ve been to see any of my shows, there’s no way you could have missed the lovely, Jessie England who makes up half of the Fresh Up Girls — our smashing backing vocalists! Well, Jessie’s band, Snafu Kitties are nothing short of awesome and I will be out at Stubb’s tonight to support their show at 10:30 and invite you to join me for their set of super snazzyjazzyfunkycrunkpop!
Before that I will be swinging by Austin City Hall to join Troy Dillinger and the Year Of Austin Music gang as we celebrate Mayor Will Wynn and the City Council officially proclaiming 2008, The Year Of Austin Music!! Visit this site for more info.
I hope to see you at one of these events tonight and of course tomorrow night at Ego’s!
Come see Nakia & His Southern Cousins THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! at Ego’s Lounge on South Congress & Riverside FOR FREE!! This offer is not good in conjunction with previous coupons/offers and may only be used once. *In order to use this coupon, you must be accompanied by a minimum of one (1) person who pays the full $5 cover charge at the time of entry. 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 BUY ONE GET ONE FREE OFFER!!
Offer Expires At 10PM On Friday, February 1st, 2008
Vote In The Austin Music Poll Today! Entries must be received by Thursday, January 31, 2008.
January 2008
Hello!
So many folks have already voted and if you are one of them, I
can’t thank you enough. Whether you cast a vote for the band and I or
not - the important part is that you are voting. Which hopefully means
you are seeing live music! If you haven’t voted yet, you can do so by
just clicking this link:
At my show tonight at Ego’s Lounge (8:30PM - Hint: THERE’S A COUPON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS EMAIL FOR FREE ADMISSION!!) we will have some more pre-stamped envelopes and some blank ballots to fill out if you are into kickin’ it old school and mailing it in yourself. But I sincerely believe you can trust these ballots online and it’s a lot better for the environment!
I hope you have had some time to see plenty of live music over the last year to help make your decision. If not, there is no time like the present to get started and I can’t think of a better way than to come out tonight to Ego’s!
Thank you -
Thank You For Believing In Live Music And Voting In the Austin Music Poll!
Once again, I would like to make some suggestions for various categories on the ballot. (SUGGESTIONS IN RED ARE THE ONES YOU REALLY SHOULD CONSIDER US FOR!!) Be on the lookout for one more of these reminder emails about the Poll. I am trying my best not to bother you too much with this, but it only takes a moment of your time and remember… Your Vote Counts!! Even if you live out of town! So vote now by click the Chronicle cover or following this link: http://www.austinchronicle.com/feedback/musicpoll/07/
Happy Voting!
BEST IN AUSTIN:
AUSTIN BAND OF THE YEAR: NAKIA & HIS SOUTHERN COUSINS BEST NEW AUSTIN BAND: NAKIA & HIS SOUTHERN COUSINS
BEST PERFORMING BANDS:
ROCK: NAKIA & HIS SOUTHERN COUSINS BLUES: NAKIA & HIS SOUTHERN COUSINS METAL: BROKEN TEETH INDUSTRIAL/GOTH: LUCID DEMENTIA DJ: CAR STEREO (WARS) INDIE: WIRETREE HIP HOP: BOOMBOX INSTRUMENTAL: MCLEMORE AVE BLUEGRASS: ZEEGRASS LATIN TRADITIONAL: LOS TEXAS WRANGLERS WORLD MUSIC: ATASH
BEST AUSTIN MUSICIANS:
FEMALE VOCALS: THE FRESH UP GIRLS(KARLA MANZUR & JESSIE ENGLAND) MALE VOCALS: NAKIA ELECTRIC GUITAR: MAC MCNABB BASS: JOHNNY V DRUMS/PERCUSSION: ED JARUSINSKY KEYBOARDS: DEREK MORRIS ACOUSTIC GUITAR: GORDY QUIST RECORD PRODUCER
PRODUCER NAME: MAC MCNABB / MATT HUBBARD CD TITLE: PLAYING THE CARDS
RELATED CATEGORIES
NEW CLUB: NEW AUSTIN MUSIC HALL LIVE MUSIC VENUE: CONTINENTAL CLUB ACOUSTIC VENUE: CACTUS CAFE ALL AGES VENUE: EMO’S RECORD STORE: WATERLOO INSTRUMENT/EQUIPMENT STORE: SOUTH AUSTIN MUSIC RADIO STATION: KGSR RADIO PROGRAM: SHOW: KGSR IN THE MORNING DJ NAME: BRYAN BECK STATION: KGSR RADIO MUSIC PROGRAM: SHOW: EKLEKTIKOS DJ NAME: JOHN AIELLI STATION: KUT RADIO PERSONALITY: NAME: JODY DENBURG STATION: KGSR LOCAL LABEL: RACK ‘EM RECORDS CONCERT POSTER:
BAND: NAKIA & HIS SOUTHERN COUSINS CLUB: LAMBERT’S DATE: 02/17/07 ARTIST: RYAN WALKER
Come see Nakia & His Southern Cousins THIS FRIDAY NIGHT! at Ego’s Lounge on S. Congress & Riverside FOR FREE!! This offer is not good in conjunction with previous coupons/offers and may only be used once. *In order to use this coupon, you must be accompanied by a minimum of one (1) person who pays the full $5 cover charge at the time of entry. 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 BUY ONE GET ONE FREE OFFER!!
Offer Expires At 10PM On Friday, January 25th, 2008
