Nakia and the Blues Grifters New Album 2018
Labels:Kiachia Records
Number of Tracks:1
Total Time:00:03:56
From the Album:Yonder Wall
Formats:Americana,Non-Commercial,NPR
Available Date & Time: Aug 13 2018 10:00:00 EDT
Impact Date: Aug 20 2018 00:00:00
Nakia releases "Yonder Wall" the new single from "Blues Grifter" going for adds 8/20
NAKIA RELEASES NEW ALBUM "BLUES GRIFTER"
IN STORES ON VINYL, CD & STREAMING AUGUST 17
Before he was on "The Voice," Nakia was a Blues Grifter. Named for the age-old concept of stealing from the greats, the Blues Grifters formed in 2010. The band quickly became a hit on the club circuit in Austin performing at the legendary "Home of the Blues," Antone's Nightclub, and the South Austin hot spot, C-Boy's Heart & Soul and began recording its first album. A video of Nakia's full-throated, soulful performances found its way to television producer Mark Burnett who insisted on recruiting Nakia for a new show. Reluctant but hopeful, Nakia put the band,and the album on pause to go to Hollywood.
On the first season of "The Voice," Nakia immediately became a fan favorite before finishing as a semifinalist. More than 14 million viewers tuned in each week to witness Nakia wowing the show's four celebrity coaches with his electric stage presence and using his grittyvoice to make Top 40 songs his own.
Using the momentum from the whirlwind of reality TV, Nakia focused on writing songs for a new EP and subsequenttour, stillleaving the band on hold. Nakia knew it was time to call up the Blues Grifters again when he was invited to appear on theALL ATX compilation album in 2016. Together, they transformed The Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post" from a prog-rocking guitar dirge into a lowdown gritty sax-infused soul jam that culminates in a double time frenzy. Renewed from that studio experience, Nakia was ready to finish the album he started almost a decadeago with his long-time collaborator and fellow Grifter, Mac McNabb.
"I started the band as a way for me to cut loose and get lost in the blues. I wanted this album to be a homage to the great blues artists who inspired me," Nakia recalls, "but I am also paying tribute to the "grifters" who came before me. Artists who turned me and millions more onto the blues like the Stones and the Allman Brothers, Boz and Butterfield, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton. We cut these songs using old ribbon mics, analog gear and tape machines. Many of the songs recorded live, all in the room together. Real live blues — the way it was meant to be."
After all this time, "Blues Grifter," is finished featuring songs by blues and soul greats Otis Rush, William Bell, Johnnie Taylor, Howlin' Wolf, Luther "Snakeboy" Johnson and more. Nakia will celebrate the release with a free in-store performance at Waterloo Records Friday, August 17 followed by album release parties in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and New Orleans with more cities to be announced. Nakia will donate a portion of all "Blues Grifter" physical album proceeds to The Clifford Antone Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit in Austin dedicated to preserving blues music culture and community by caring for our elders and investing in our youth. Nakia is a two-time Black Fret artist grant award recipient.
TOUR
Fri, AUG 17 Nakia Album Release Party San Antonio, TX
Sat, AUG 18 Nakia Album Release Party Austin, TX
Thu, AUG 23 Nakia Album Release Party New Orleans, LA
Fri, AUG 24 Nakia Album Release Party Houston, TX
Sat, AUG 25 Nakia Album Release Party Dallas, TX
Sun, AUG 26 Antone's Records Shop Anniversary Party In-store
Fri, AUG 31 Private Event Orlando, FL
Fri, SEP 07 Texan Theater | Greenville Greenville, TX
Sat, SEP 08 Cultural Activities Center Temple, TX
Sun, SEP 16 Threadgill's Old #1 Austin, TX
Sat, SEP 22 Sun Radio Presents the Saturday Night Concert Series with Nakia and the Blues Grifters
Sun, SEP 23 The Pecan Street Festival Austin, TX
Fri, SEP 28 Continental Club Houston, TX
Sun, SEP 30 The Pecan Street Festival Austin, TX
Fri, DEC 21 Armadillo Bazaar Austin, TX
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