Austin Monthly: Nakia “can’t be held back.”

The January issue of Austin Monthly is out on newsstands now and this month’s musical artist on “The Cusp” is Nakia. Every song on Water to Wine drips with southern flavor. “Choose Your Poison” is hip-shaking blues, while “Elizabeth Lee” slinks around the Mississippi Delta. But the real standout is the title track. The song [...]

Video Interviews With Roxwel.com & Paste Magazine

During ACL I had time to do several interviews. Two of my favorites were Roxwel.com and Paste Magazine. Take a look… Nakia and His Southern Cousins – ACL Music Festival CoverageVideo Codes at www.roxwel.com I had the Fresh Up Girls with me for the Roxwel interview and they looked lovely, didn’t they? Paste’s Kevin Keller [...]

News 8 Austin: Local Singer Says Playing ACL Is Dream Come True

Following our knock ‘em dead performance at the Four Seasons as part of the KGSR ACL preview show, I was approached by a beautiful young reporter from News 8 Austin. Heidi Zhou said she had enjoyed our performance and heard a bit of my “story” and asked me if I would be interested in being [...]

Exclusive New Album Tracks Stream From Austin360.com!

After answering a short “getting to your ACL artists” Q&A for Austin360.com – I decided to offer them a couple of exclusive tracks to stream from their “Soundcheck” player. They jumped on the chance and posted the Q&A along with a link to the tunes right here. Enjoy! ACL is coming up soon!!