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 [...]

Remember This Christmas

After losing several loved ones close to me and seeing others around me losing family and friends close to them I got a bit down a few years back. When it really became evident that the war was going to continue keeping our troops away from their families that really put the straw on the [...]

Michelle Shocked Asks Nakia To Open Cactus Cafe Show

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Michelle Shocked is currently touring in support of her newest album, Soul Of My Soul. She stops into Austin Saturday, October 24th to perform at the legendary Cactus Cafe. A couple of weeks ago, Nakia’s agent, Roggie Baer, got a message from Michelle asking that Nakia open the show for her in 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 & [...]

Nakia Sings With Alejandro Escovedo & Buick MacKane

Hi folks! Nakia here. About a week ago I saw Alejandro Escovedo in an amazing early morning performance at Whole Foods in support of HAAM Benefit Day. It was phenomenal for sure. Afterward, I said hello and out of the blue, Al says, “When you gonna come sing with us?” to which I quickly replied, [...]

Nakia Named One Of Austin’s Fortunate 500 By Statesman

Recently, the Austin-American Statesman published a list of their Fortunate 500. The list was sectioned off to include everything from Food, Nightlife, Education, Movies, and of course… Music – which Nakia’s album, Water To Wine, was “fortunate” enough to be chosen to be listed among some of Austin’s finest musicians and music-related business folks. Here’s [...]

Nakia Tackles Health & Fitness

A note from Nakia… Hello everyone! I wanted to take a moment to tell you about something new going on in my life. Recently, my Father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For those of you who know much about cancer, you know it sucks, but pancreatic cancer is up there pretty high on the level [...]

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 [...]

Land Shark Rocks Contest! Vote For Nakia & His Southern Cousins!

Nakia & His Southern Cousins have been chosen to compete in the Land Shark Lager, Land Shark Rocks Battle Of The Bands Contest! This is a great opportunity for the band to win a prize package worth $100,000 and have their music heard by millions of people! Please help them win by taking a few [...]

Nakia Plays Spoon Aftershow At Stubb’s This Friday Night

Nakia & His Southern Cousins will perform a special aftershow as part of the Spoon 3X Festival at Stubb’s this Friday night, July 10th. The show is free if you are already attending the Spoon show, so make sure to stick around! The band goes on around 11:30pm. If you haven’t purchased tickets, you can [...]

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 [...]

Nakia’s Notes: Record Release This Saturday At Jovita’s

Howdy folks… Nakia here. I just sent out the latest edition of Nakia’s Notes and it’s all about my record release party taking place this Saturday night at Jovita’s. Here’s a quick sampling… I won’t lie. There’s lots of places to see me and the band coming up soon, but today I would like to [...]

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