Nakia Live From KGSR SXSW Music Lounge Tracks

Back in March, when Nakia was asked to kick off the annual SXSW KGSR Music Lounge Broadcast from the Four Seasons in Austin, TX, KGSR captured the performance and now it’s available to you for free! Take a listen, download, and please Tweet It, Facebook It, Share It!!

Nakia Interviewed On Spinner.com

Here is a great interview with Nakia from Spinner’s SXSW coverage. Enjoy! Resident Austin rocker Nakia owes his career to the SXSW city. Shortly after visiting Austin for the first time for SXSW in 2001, the Alabama native (then residing in Chicago) instantly fell in love and permanently moved there several months later. Never looking [...]

Nakia Interviewed Following His KGSR Four Seasons Performance

Here’s a quick clip of Nakia being interviewed by Lauren Petrowski of Fox 7 following his performance at KGSR’s annual SXSW broadcast from the Four Seasons.

Nakia Performing “Cold” From The Long Center On News 8 Austin

If you’re in the Austin area and have Time Warner Cable chances are you will be catching all/some of the News 8 Austin SXSW coverage of the festival this year. Andy Langer always puts together a fine series of performances from local, regional, and national acts. This year, they filmed Nakia performing his new song, [...]

Nakia’s 2010 SXSW Schedule

Hey folks – Nakia here!! SXSW Music is just a few days away and I am excited about the shows I will be performing this year. This year I will be performing solo – just me and a piano – including an appearance at the annual KGSR Four Seasons Broadcast, an official SXSW showcase at [...]

A Mellow Monday At Ming’s

SXSW will be over. The dust will be settling. The out-of-towners will be gone, but the music must go on! Join Nakia & Friends as they host a Mellow Monday At Ming’s! Monday 3/22 8PM-10PM Come out to see a very special evening filled with great music from Nakia Matt Hubbard Kat Edmonson Derek Morris [...]

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 [...]

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.

Video: Nakia Live At 2009 Austin Music Awards

If you missed it then we can only tell you it was like a religious experience. Here’s a recap from the Austin Chronicle. This video will hopefully give you some insight, but seriously, it was outta sight! Here’s Nakia & The Fresh Up Girls singing the Ray Charles classic, “Yes, Indeed!” with Suzanna Choffel, Ruthie [...]

Nakia’s SXSW Day 2 Recap

Howdy folks! Nakia here. I will be taking some time each day before I head out to try and make sense of what happened the day/night before during SXSW. So, here’s a recap… I got a haircut at Bird’s from Sarah. She’s a frakkin’ nutjob and I love her to death! Go see her and [...]

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 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 [...]