Lift Your Head Up
It’s a night of indie rock, folk rock, blues, and surprises in Astoria, Queens, one of New York City’s sweetest music scenes.
Astoria Music Collective presents Songwriters Showcase at The Shill at The Shillelagh Tavern!
Hosted and curated by Jeannie Skelly and sponsored by Lizzy Guitars.
Featured performers:
–Kyle Rogers and The Kyle Band
-Johnny Sullivan
•WHEN: Saturday, July 25th
7:30PM DOORS/ 8PM SHOW
•WHERE: The Shillelagh Tavern:
47-22 30th Ave, Astoria NY 1110
21+, No Cover
This is the first live performance of The Repressions’ new song, “Your Pet Crawl,” a song about bad manners. We hope you find it cathartic, and give it a like and subscribe to the YouTube channel. Thanks for watching!
Your Pet Crawl – words and music by The Repressions ©️ 2026 Colorful Castle
Next live show is Thursday July 30, 2026 at Urban Vegan Kitchen in Manhattan!
It’s a night of Rock and Indie Rock!
Astoria Music Collective presents:
Sponsored by Lizzy Guitars
•WHEN: Saturday, June 13th
8PM DOORS/ 8:30PM SHOW
•WHERE: The Shillelagh Tavern: 47-22 30th Ave, Astoria NYC 11103
21+, No Cover
And next weekend we’ve got shows Saturday and Sunday!
Saturday June 20 – Porch Stomp Music Festival – Governors Island NYC
Sunday June 21 – Irish Whiskey Bar, 28-48 31st Street, Astoria, NYC, 1pm-6pm.
Astoria Music Collective presents Bob’s Birthday Show: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Dylan and Fundraiser for Astoria Food Pantry LIVE at The LetLove Inn!
FREE SHOW/ ALL DONATIONS GO TO ASTORIA FOOD PANTRY
WHEN: Sunday, May 24th – DOORS at 7pm
WHERE: THE LET LOVE INN
27-20 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY:
-Andrew Sydor @andrewsydor
-Billy Conahan @billyconahan
-The Bumper Crop Boys @thebumpercropboys
-Carl M Banks @carlmbanks
-Finn Miller @finnmiller1
-Grace Leckey @leckey_charms
-Jesse Bittner @jabitt
-Joe O’Leary @sunshine_andwind
-Joe Rayome @josephrayome
-Kevin Goldhahn @amilsweethrts
-Paule Diamond @neptuneinthe12th
-Scott Milch @dblkickdrumbklyn
-The Repressions @therepressions
-Tracy Thorne @tracythornemusic
This is a great group of local artists and sure to be a good time. We hope to see you there!
You’re invited!
Astoria Music Collective presents The Repressions at DK PubLIC! No cover- just three hours of dreams, great drinks, original songs and cover songs for all moods and weather. It will be colorful, lively, welcoming, and too much fun!
•WHEN: Saturday, May 16th
9PM-MIDNIGHT
•WHERE: DK PubLIC:
3840 29th Street, Long Island City, Queens, NYC 11101
And the crowd goes wild! Live with Astoria Music Collective – February 28, 2026, at The Local, in Queens, NYC. The Repressions perform an extended acoustic cover to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pokemon. The Pokemon Theme Song (Gotta Catch Em’ All) was written by John Siegler and John Loeffler, and originally performed by Jason Paige. We thank them for this amazing piece of music.
Many thanks to AMC and that fantastic crowd, and thanks to you for watching. This was joyful.
In other news, The Repressions have some fabulous live shows coming up soon in the city:
3/14 – Urban Vegan Roots (Barbara solo)
4/3 – Espresso 77
4/9 – Cowgirl Seahorse
4/17 – Hutch Astoria
We hope to see you at a show soon if you are in the area. You can also now find daily clips on The Repressions Youtube Channel under “shorts.” Enjoy the video!
Happy New Year!
Thank you for listening and watching, especially during this anniversary year. 2025 marked 10 years of The Repressions! There were live shows, a full album CD release, music videos, a film festival, recitals, new venues, new collaborations, new followers, and new friends!
There are so many highlights: Playing at Moynihan Station for Midtown Music, Working with Felicia Greenfield of Friends Not Food and having our song “We Are the Strange Ones” included in the show and Chelsea Film Festival, Playing with Lorraine Leckie, Phil Robinson and Roomful of Sky Music, Astoria Music Collective, Paul and Aly’s wedding, The Long Room, Urban Vegan Roots, Juilliard Extension Recitals, Apryl Knight guest starring, the Open Streets show, Baker Falls, and being on stage with so many talented artists over the year. Ten years, dozens of songs, hundreds of shows, much artwork, absolute adventures, and many friends. There are new shows, new recordings, and big events forthcoming in 2026. Thank you for joining us.
Tonight at 6! Saturday August 30th ~ Music and community at Astoria Music Collective ‘s Last Minute Licks Show at The Shillelagh Tavern . This venue has a lot of music history, and especially with our local scene. It’s going to be sentimental, wild, and very much fun. Join us !
21+
No Cover
New YouTube video today! It’s “We Are The Strange Ones,” live, from their August Midtown Music concert at Moynihan Station (across from Madison Square Garden). It was a wonderful day with The Bumper Crop Boys and an incredible crowd. Thank you to the 34th St. Partnership, Astoria Music Collective for the opportunity to play at one of our favorite NYC buildings. Special thanks to Music Blogger and Videographer Citizenhullabaloo for the video! We love our city.
You can find the official track for this song on Spotify and all other music platforms, just click the links above.
August is full of a variety of Repressions’ shows, live in NYC and live streaming worldwide. It’s a hot time, summer in the city!
Next weekend is packed with Friday, Saturday, Sunday Shows of all styles!
FRIDAY AUGUST 8 – 5:30 pm – The Repressions are going to bring in the weekend with the casual afternoon Window Series at Shill Tavern. How casual can The Repressions be? That’s a challenge. The music will be dreamy and there will no cover. Cozy on up to the window and start the weekend with drink specials and live music!
SATURDAY AUGUST 9 – 2 pm – The Repressions are especially thrilled to be playing with The Bumper Crop Boys at Farley Steps, on Saturday August 9th. This is a free, all ages outdoor show at the historic Farley Building, now Moynihan Train Station in NYC, with the 34th Street Partnership in association with Astoria Music Collective. Barbara has always loved this building, and had no idea she would play a show there someday.
SUNDAY AUGUST 10 – 12:30 pm – The Repressions will be joining Chaos Pixie, They/Them, Natalie Asport, Carissa Johnson and more to play a free, all ages concert on Sunday August 10th at Astoria Open Streets in Queens NYC.
TUESDAY AUGUST 19 – 7 pm – The Repressions join Phil Robinson and Jason Vitelli for the Roomful of Sky Songwriter Stream. This concert will be livestreamed simultaneously on the Roomful of Sky Music’s YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook channels.
An of course, you can always catch The Repressions on their regular livestream on Twitch.
We’ll see you at a show this August!
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