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 [...]

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 [...]

KXAN: Nakia & His Southern Cousins Take On ACL

Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of being interviewed by KXAN’s Blair Shiff. We met up at Momo’s on W. 6th and took some time to talk about the ACL Festival, my hometown, and KISS. Here’s a bit from the interview… “Nakia recalls the exact moment he found out he would play ACL. “Probably the [...]