Erika Flowers

I am sitting in my room trying to find the words to describe this feeling. It is a combination of joy, nervousness, anticipation, and thankfulness mixed with some tears. Today I performed for the first time at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and it was THEE best time I’ve had thus far as an artist. I was given my own trailer next to the amazing Yolanda Adams and got to share the same stage that she and the legendary Al Green  later performed on as well. Talk about living your dreams!

Along with meeting so many new people who’s kind words made the smile on my face even brighter, I had the pleasure of meeting and was interviewed by Chevel Johnson who writes for the renowned Associate Press. I had no idea the magnitude of her instruction of “googling” my name tonight would result in hundreds of newspaper and news site articles! Yahoo, Washington Post, Huffington Post, and The New York Times were the names I saw when scrolling down. With each page turn more butterflies filled my stomach. All I can say is thank you…Thank you to everyone and anyone who has ever believed in my talents enough to support me in either words or deeds.

I never thought I would be given the opportunities I have been given in such a short amount of time. It is moments like these that keep me focused, in midst of struggling with balancing school, work, and a music career, being a constant reminder of the God given gift I have that I must share with the world. I will not give up and hope to continue to make you all proud.

With that said, although I have finals and graduation approaching I will do my best to have some footage and pictures from this past week up on the site for your viewing pleasure In the mean time I ask that you do 2 (preferably all 3) of the following:

1.Check out my Jazz Fest review HERE & a full version HERE
2.Give my Facebook page a fantasmal “like” (look to your right)
3.And SIGN UP FOR THE ERIKA FLOWERS MAILING LIST

Till next time…

Much Love,
E

This week I had the opportunity to perform on WWLtv’s Morning Show and for the 3rd installment of the April Video Series you get a clip of what you missed. Click HERE for another Enjoy.

Much Love,
E

Fans, Friends, Family:

If you ever wanted to support me now is the time! This Friday, April 20th I will be playing a show with 2 bands that I consider to be my extended family, AM PM and local hip hop duo FreedomSpeaks at Eiffel Society in New Orleans. AM PM is a 5 peice hip hop/ soul band from New York & New Jersey who I see making a change for the better in the current music industry. Friday will be their debut performance here in New Orleans and I need your help to give them a warm welcome! So show them some of that southern hospitality

Loyalty means a lot to me and I also try to support those who have loved and supported me from day 1. In embarking on my own musical journey I vowed to never forget where I have come from. So I ask that whether or not you are able to attend this event be sure to check out AM PM’s Kickstarter initiative to help raise funds for their upcoming EP and music video release. Every bit helps from $1-$100, and there’s a kick! If you donate before Friday and are in New Orleans they will pay for your admission. Say what!?

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/events/100413213428293/

Much Love,
E

P.S. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the 3rd installment of my April VLOG Series

New Orleans!

I will be performing a few songs tomorrow, April 17th, on WWL Morning News (Channel 4). Tune in from 7-9am to check me out. This means you can enjoy that cup of coffee and cook breakfast while you watch me sing to you.Breakfast is the most important meal ya know!

Much Love,
E

We are just 1 week away from Tulane Crawfest. I’m so excited to be performing at this event for the first time. It is on Saturday, April 21st and will be free and open to the public, unless you want some grub of course. You gotta pay for that. My set is from 11:45am-12:15pm on Tulane Undergraduate Admissions Stage. Check out the line up to make your personal schedule for the day! Hope to see you there

Much Love,
E

As promised, here is video #2 of the April series. This week I decided to let you all hear a song I’ve been working on that may appear on the album. It’s still a work in progress so I would love your feedback on it. It’s a bit different from what you may be used to hearing from me. Hope you like it

Much Love,
E

P.S. Be sure to check back every Thursday this month for new video that gives you an inside look on what I’m up to.

Starting today, I will be posting a video for you all EVERY Thursday during the month of April. As I’m working on my album, I want you all to be a part of this journey. You’ll get to see some behind the scenes footage from rehearsals, the songwriting process, performances, me combing my hair, eating dinner…ok maybe not all that, but cool stuff. So be sure to check in to see what’s new with Erika Flowers.

Here is an unreleased video from my EP Release Party to start off the video series: