Erica Brown

Erica Brown has long been a mainstay in Colorado’s Music scene. Since 1998 she has been singing and living the blues. Throughout her career her band has been voted Best Blues Band (Westword Magazine) Best Underground Blues Band (Denver Post, multiple years), and a quick internet search will show that she's played with more heavy-hitting blues musicians than you can count. 

Fast forward to 2026, and she's partnered with producer and guitarist Julian Peterson on a new project, as a tribute to the great Big Mama Thornton.  Together they've re-imagined her songs, often adding soul influences and even digging deeper into the African influences in which blues was founded on.  They were able to debut those songs at the 2023 Greeley Blues Jam festival, opening up for Louisiana guitarist Tab Benoit. Since then she's headlined a packed show at the Armory in Fort Collins and shared the stage with Robert Randolph at the Levitt Pavilion. 

If you were able to fit in the door for her FOCOMX headlining performances the last two years at the Magic Rat, you would be surprised to know that the Magic Rat is still standing, as she and her band brought the house down. The same songs that you heard then will be coming out soon - Keep an ear our for her new EP titled "Willie Mae Sings Willie Mae" set to release summer 2026.