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Thursday, December 6, 2007

Xmas is a time for giving and Nakia just keeps giving and giving. Head on over to his website to download a song called Remember this Christmas. On top of that, Nakia has launched his own line of merchandise designed by Nakia himself (larger image of logo) which he is offering with some very special offers. Then once again from his site, you can see a video of him at the Austin Music Hall (more videos of Nakia here). And photos? Yes, Nakia has photos - right here.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

The month of October is just around the corner and that means that there are 6 talented cute husky Bears that are coming to an American town near you. The event is called Bears on the Run. Shows begin in Dallas, TX on October 19th and it will end Wichita, KS on November 4th. In between those cities, they will be visiting Austin, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis and Tulsa... phew.

Now who are the men that make up Bears on the Run. You can find out more about them here, but below is the lowdown: There's Bobaloo (website - TubeBear profile), Shannon Grady (website), Matthew Temple (website), Nakia (website - TubeBear profile), Elijah Black (website), and Kendall (website). Honestly, if you're near any of those towns or you just have to drive an hour or even 2 to see these guys, then do it... it will be one event I'm sure you will not forget.

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Monday, August 6, 2007

From the Bears on the Run site: "Over the last few years, outlets like Bear Radio Network, Bearapalooza and Woobie Bear Music, along with a host of supportive Bear runs, bars and podcasts, have given Bear musicians, songwriters and performers a place to share their talents. This fall, 6 performers will head out in a van for the 1st ever Bear tour which will span 12 cities and 7 states including Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma.

The tour is called Bears on the Run and showcases the talents of Bobaloo (a comedian from Los Angeles, CA - TubeBear profile), Kendall (a songwriter and performance artist from Buffalo, NY), Matthew Temple (a folk singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN), Nakia (a Blues singer/songwriter from Austin, TX), Elijah Black (a rock singer and songwriter from Akron, OH) and Shannon Grady (a singer and songwriter from Minneapolis, MN). Along for the ride will be two videographers who will capture performances as well as life backstage and on the road to be edited into a documentary.

The tour's founder Shannon Grady (a singer and co-host of the popular podcast bTALK) hopes that the tour will grow and open up doors for other Bear artists and find new audiences for their work".

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Friday, July 27, 2007

It's time to make a dream come true for the dreamy Nakia (website). What's his dream...? Well read on, the following is from Nakia: "When I moved to Austin in 2002 I was fortunate enough to attend the very first Austin City Limits Music Festival. From the moment I walked in the gate, and that very first chord played, I knew one day would be up there on-stage singing my songs & performing to a fan just like me. Since then, ACL has become one of the most important music festivals in the world and this year, I finally have the chance to make my dream of being an ACL performer come true. ACL is giving one artist a chance of a lifetime - to be part of the ACL Festival alongside such acts as Bob Dylan, Bjork, Wilco, The White Stripes, Arcade Fire, Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, and Lucinda Williams!

So today I am asking for your help. Just click  here to visit my ACL Contest page. Simply type in your email address into the form and input the security code - then click vote.

It's that simple. You can use your email address to vote once per day, so make sure to bookmark the page to use again. I have to be in the Top 100 to move onto Round 2 by August 20th. I am currently number 6 out of 75!

Thanks again for taking the time to read this very special note and I hope you will take a moment to visit the contest site and vote for me today! Then in September, join me the Austin City Limits Festival and enjoy all of the extraordinary talent that they have lined up this year!".

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

I remember seeing this guy who did wonders with an acoustic guitar on YouTube awhile back - a brawny husky bald guy with a big beard - and thought that he was pretty amazing and kinda cute to boot. Then Nakia (website) emails me and says "have you seen this guy...?" so I decided to mention him since he is seriously talented. Now I have no clue of his sexual orientation and when I have no clue, I'll just assume he's straight and leave it at that, but if you really dig acoustic guitar, then check him out here on YouTube ~ and he has a lot of videos for you to check out. He also has his own website and if you don't have the time to check out all the videos but want to see the most popular ones, well the following is from his Wikipedia page: "Andy McKee is an American acoustic guitarist. His rarely-seen style of playing and compositional talent has earned him a large fanbase; in late 2006, a live performance of his flagship song, 'Drifting' became a Featured Video on YouTube, achieving nearly 5,000,000 views and peaking as the highest rated music clip on the site. In April of '07, another of McKee's songs, 'Rylynn', overtook 'Drifting' as the #1 rated English video of all time on the service, and in May, 'Africa' overtook Rylynn; thus, McKee occupied the top three Music Video slots of YouTube simultaneously".

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Here is some good Nakia news for you guy to check out. From his website: "I am all kinds of crazy to tell you that this upcoming Sunday, July 22nd at 7PM and 11PM ME Television will debut an episode of ME Live! featuring yours truly - the one they shot live at Antone's back in April. This was done in HD with 4 cameras and the audio was mixed by the pros out at Bismeaux Studios so you know it’s going to be rock! You won't even have to leave your home. Just turn on ME TV - That’s Channel 15 on Austin’s Time Warner cable - sit back with some peanuts or something tasty like a Moon Pie and a RC Cola and rock it with us on the TV!".

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Thursday, May 31, 2007

I wonder if Paul McCartney was thinking of these guys when he was singing Bears on the Run. So what do you get when you put 6 very cute and talented Bearish men together on a stage...? A great evening, that's for sure. Bears on the Run will be playing in 11 towns from October 19th thru November 2nd, so make sure to check out their site to see if they are playing in your city.

Who are the guys who make up Bears in the Run...? There's Bobaloo (website), there's Shannon Grady (website), there is Matthew Temple (website), then there is Nakia (website), there is Elijah Black (loud rockin' website), and then the final hunk is Kendall (website).

Also, they are looking for sponsors for this event so if you're interested, click here to learn more how you can support what looks like one superb road show.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

This is not the Brady Bear Bunch - altho imagine what the show would have been like with these 6 talented good looking men... instead this team makes up a new ensemble of talent known as the 'Bears on the Run'. Their site is still in the making however this much I can tell you: this team is comprised of 6 artists (4 musicians, 1 performance artist and 1 comedian), and come this October, they will be traveling to Dallas, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, Lexington, Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis. Phew... that's one hell of a road trip. They are also seeking out sponsors so if you have a Bear friendly business and would be interested in sponsoring, then read this page to find out how you can become a sponsor.

Now to the important part - the good looking men who make up 'Bears on the Run'. To learn more about each of them, then click on that link above (or click here)... however here is a quick run down of the players who make up this band. There's Bobaloo (website), there's Shannon Grady (website), there is Matthew Temple (website), then there is Nakia (website), there is Elijah Black (loud rockin' website), and then the final hunk is Kendall (website). I will post more about Bears on the Run when I get word, but for now just double check that list of cities they will be playing and if you're in the vicinity of any of them... well... prepare to get yourself a ticket or 6 for you and your friends because this is one show you really should not miss.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Nakia has a brand new website - go check it out at Nakia.net. The site is filled with his good looks and his great voice. There's even a new song to download from his recent CD Playing The Cards (CDBaby). The song is called Down in a Pinch - just click that and you'll be downloading some sweet Texan Bearish love into your system.

Now if you want some more of his music and if you feel like checking out some of his videos, then visit his media section. Also, just click here and you'll be able to grab more of his music here from this site.

Note to all Bearish musicians - all you have to do is send me an email (Forrest) or just fill out the news form and send me news about whatever you're doing in the music world. This is a free service, so why not take advantage of it...?

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Thursday, April 12, 2007
Texas based Nakia ~ Nakia.net, the Bear with the hot voice to match those stunning looks of his will be at the Music & Entertainment Emerging Artist Series which is happening tonight - April 12th. This is taking place at Antones in Austin, TX. I'm not sure when they will be airing this show, but it's going to be great to see this handsome Nakia sing his heart and soul out, because if you haven't heard what he sounds like, then make sure to check out his audio and visual page. I'll keep you posted as to when you can see this.

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Head on over to Nakia.net to find out all the latest news surrounding this very fine multi-talented entertainer who's based in Austin, TX and is currently performing with his new band the Southern Cousins.

I have one song from him that he did before the Southern Cousins. It's a great remake of an old George Michaels song called One More Try. It's better than the original, imho. And here's one more song for you to download. It's from his latest CD Playing The Cards (CDBaby) and the tune is called Texas Crescent Moon.

Here are some recent photos of Nakia and the Southern Cousins (and friends) at the 2007 SXSW Music Festival.

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Monday, March 12, 2007

"Woof... what a Bear... Woof... what a Bear..."

That's how they greet you over at the BearPodCast, a podcast hosted by the man with the softest masculine voice on the net - 'the Nard' (LJ page) and his husky hunky pal ExcaliBear (LJ page).

This week Nard chats up with singer and songwriter Nakia (website). They discuss his new CD 'Playing the Cards' (CD available with samples here at CDBaby - and here's an excellent song for you to download - Texas Crescent Moon). I've been having these fantasies of Nakia singing only to me with only leather chaps on... is this wrong, doctor...?

And I gotta say, these podcasts shows are kind of like 'online heroin'... you listen to one and you need another one quick. Thankfully the guys over at BearPodCast keep churning them out real quick (I wonder if there is help for this, like P.A. ~ Podcast Anonymous... or something).

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Monday, February 26, 2007

I am right now listening to some brand spankin' new Nakia... wha...? You haven't heard of Nakia? Oh brother, well he's this incredibly sexy looking Cub from Texas and his voice is like... well... it's like butter to bread... kinda like a Daddy Bear on top of his restless Cub... a bit like leather on sweaty fur - in other words - I'm hooked ~ fan for life.

Now it's my job to convince you guys on how good this guy is and I needn't work at all in convincing since his own voice will be plenty proof: here's a song from his new album called Texas Crescent Moon (and yes, I want to fall in love under a Texas sky... er... never mind me).

Now Nakia has just come out with a new CD. On February 17th, he released 'Playing The Cards'. To hear some samples as well as to buy it, go here (CDBaby). However, to keep up with all what this talented cutey is up to, then head on over to Nakia.net and go here to see some of his videos and listen to his jukebox. He's also in a band called Southern Cousins (MySpace), and to see a bunch of pics of this handsome lad, go here (FlickR)... phew... that's a lot of goodness from one cute Cub, ain't it...? And here's hoping we'll hear more from him in the future.

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