Gracias y Buenas Noches – The Final Show

After over 3 years of show stoppin’ foot-stompin’ heart poundin’ sweat pourin’ southern fried hot brown-eyed rock & soul, Nakia & His Southern Cousins are playing their last show this Saturday night at Jovita’s in South Austin.

South Austin Monster Mash Halloween Show

Ghouls, ghosts, monsters, Fresh Up Girls!! Come out Halloween night to Jovita’s to experience the Southern Cousins at their most sinister. Jovita’s will be transformed into a dark and eerie Mexican graveyard. Wear a costume to compete in the costume contest which will include a Best Fresh Up Girls category! Bring the whole family & [...]

Southern Cousins Play Oktoberfest Saturday At 4PM

Oktoberfest Austin 2009 Scheduled Saturday, October 24 at Waterloo Park,the first-ever Oktoberfest Austin brings together some of the city's best bands, a microbrew beer garden, tasty foods (including delicious options from Best Wurst), a football watch party, special child-friendly attractions and a unique arts & craft market with lots of exciting vendors. Musical performances by [...]

A Great Week To Catch Nakia Live!

This week is a great week to catch Nakia live. 3 full shows + 2 media appearances = Kick Ass! Here’s the lowdown on what’s going on this week… ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• L Style G Style Sept/Oct 2009 Release Party (ACL-centric issue) CLICK HERE TO RSVP NOW! DATE: Wednesday, August 26th WHERE: Antone’s – Home of the [...]

Nakia Live At Luna Saturday August 15th

Saturday night, San Antonio is in for some serious soul shakin’ heart poundin’ rock and roll. Join us at Luna on 6704 San Pedro Avenue from 9PM – 12AM for a very special evening with Nakia & His Southern Cousins. What better place to host the band than one of San Antonio’s best nightclubs and [...]

KGSR Is Playing Water To Wine! Keep Your Requests Coming In

From Nakia’s Notes 07/22/09… Hi there! Great news… KGSR has been playing “Water To Wine!” Please take a moment and call 512-390-KGSR to request it. They are also taking requests via Twitter. You may follow them:@KGSR and make sure to follow me: @nakia too! Read this entire edition of Nakia’s Notes by clicking here.

Nakia Live At Jovita’s Saturday Night With Wiretree

Hey y’all… Nakia here. This Saturday night’s Jovita’s show is a very special one for me because this will be my father’s first time seeing me with the Southern Cousins and his first time to visit Austin, Texas. I hope you’ll join me in giving him a very special Austin welcome this Saturday night. It [...]

No Depression Reviews Nakia’s Water To Wine

May Day brings a great new review from the esteemed, No Depression. Here’s an excerpt: Soul music. With its categories and subcategories – from northern and neo to country and deep – it can be a tough concept to pin down. You might want to rely on a variation of that classic method for identifying [...]

Backline Show Interviews Nakia

Backline Show’s, Josh Sheperd, sat down with Nakia last week to talk post-SXSW recovery, Twitter, and the release of Nakia’s debut full-length album, Water To Wine. Check out the full interview here.

Help Share Nakia’s SXSW Schedule With The World!

Nakia is super busy during this year’s annual SXSW in Austin, TX with appearances on the radio, at the Apple Store, the Austin Music Awards, and of course his official showcase on Friday night at BD Riley’s on 6th St. Here’s a graphic Nakia threw together tonight so folks know where he’ll be. Please take [...]

Nakia’s Official SXSW Showcase Info Released

We’ve been on pins and needles waiting to get this info to you, but the day has finally arrived! Today, SXSW officially released all of the showcase information for this year’s festival and man there is a LOT of info to digest, but here’s the official information on the showcase for Nakia & His Southern [...]

Austin Chronicle: Nakia, “one of Austin’s most talented singers.”

The debut full-length from Nakia proves the Appalachian-born belter one of Austin’s most talented singers. Booming, deeply soulful, and accented with the occasional twang, his pipes propel an impressive set of Allmans-inspired Southern gospel-rock.

Nakia’s Notes: Saturday Night, Go South!

If you made it out to my birthday this year you remember that we partied down at the legendary South Austin venue, Jovita’s. This Saturday night, Nakia & His Southern Cousins Go South again! Join us and our very special guests, Austin Homegrown (8PM) as we tear into stage at Jovita’s this Saturday night! Get [...]

News 8 Rooftop Performance Of Water To Wine

In case you missed it when News 8 Austin broadcast it earlier this week, here is a link to the live performance that Mac and I did for their Rooftop series with Andy Langer. Nakia – Water To Wine – Live From The News 8 Rooftop

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 [...]

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