Posted on April 2, 2008
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As is usually case, I have some very exciting news for you up first!!
 Nakia & His Southern Cousins will begin our brand new weekly residency at Momo’s on W. 6th Street starting Thursday, May 1st at 10 PM! This is something we have been working on for a while, & we couldn’t be happier about it! Please make plans now to attend the first show at 10 PM Thursday, May 1st. It will be one for to remember for sure!
This means that we must say goodbye to Ego’s Lounge. This is effective immediately, so please check the listing below for all current shows before you head out to see us. We put in a lot of Fridays at Ego’s and thanks to you we have built something fantastic that we know will only be ten times better in a room like Momo’s!!
So mark your calendars now and join us as we ignite West 6th Street with the Southern Cousins brand of show-stoppin’, foot-stompin’, heart-poundin’, sweat-pourin’, blue-eyed soul, hot rock & roll!!
Please visit Do512.com and give our residency a thumbs up! If you’re not a member of Do512.com yet, make sure to sign up and to join the Nakia crew!
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 Nakia & His Southern Cousins will be performing 2 sets at this year’s Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival - Sunday Fair on Sunday, April 13th!! Here’s more info from the event website…
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!
Hope to see you there!
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Nuno’s On Mopac
is a new family restaurant in North Austin. You may be familiar with
their location on 6th Street downtown. If so, you know they are keeping
the blues alive and love to book great live music.
Friday, April 18th I
will be performing a VERY SPECIAL ACOUSTIC SET with Southern Cousins
guitarist, Mac McNabb. Yep! A duo show! The set starts at 11 PM so get
there a bit early, grab a table, order some beers and some grub! The
word is that they got a little bit of everything on the menu! This is a
great chance to catch me doing some of the material that I do NOT
normally perform with the Southern Cousins! Find out more here!
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 If you’re looking for tickets to our show with B.B. King this coming Sunday they are SOLD OUT!
The good news is that you have a still have a chance to win tickets! B.B. King is KGSR’s Deep Down Thursday artist of the day! That means that KGSR will be giving away a dozen pair of tickets to the sold out show! Tune in THIS Thursday, April 3rd for a different B.B. King song every hour between 6am and 6pm. Listen for a song by the King and be caller number 7 at 512-390-KGSR! Don’t forget to request some Nakia & His Southern Cousins from the DJ while you have them on the phone!
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As Always - Thanks for listening,
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Posted on March 21, 2008
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| Hello Nakia!
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.
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Nakia & His Southern Cousins will be performing three sets at this year’s Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival - Sunday Fair on Sunday, April 13th!! Here’s more info from the event website…
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,
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CD COUPON
SAVE $5!*
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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!!
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Offer Expires At 10PM On Friday, March 21st, 2008
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Posted on March 13, 2008
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.
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