Lift Your Head Up
The Repressions, the colorful forest-music/folk-punk duo, join Draped Apes, the art garage rock group from Nashville, and Pocket Vinyl, the one man piano band & on-stage artist. Now that is a show to remember!
TUESDAY MAY 19, 2026
Doors at 6:00 PM
Show at 6:30 PM
BERLIN
25 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
$10 advance
$15 at the door
6:30: The Repressions | 7:15: Pocket Vinyl | 8:00: Draped Apes
Read All The Books! New YouTube video today! It’s “Thank You Charlotte Bronte,” live, at The Next Chapter, a vast, beautiful bookstore and art space. What a perfect place (and audience) for this song.
Women authors have always struggled to be accepted objectively, for this reason, and others far more oppressive in the past, they have used pen names, often male. Still today many use pen names or initials in the hopes of being judged fairly. Why should marketing and sexism detract from precious books and thought? Here is to the excellent authors mentioned, those that could not fit in the song, and to books themselves. Read all the books!
Thank you again to Alana Hollander, Dark Donovan, Zach, and everyone at The Next Chapter!
You can find the next live shows here, or enjoy a show from home, twice a week on Twitch.
The Repressions are coming to the Bookstore! Tonight, Friday January 2nd at 7pm, with a fine lineup of indie rock talent! The Next Chapter is a renowned bookshop and art space in Long Island, New York. Join The Repressions with Alana Hollander and Dark Donovan! No cover, all ages… Music and books! What a great way to begin the year!
FRIDAY JANUARY 2, 2026 -7:00 PM
THE NEXT CHAPTER – 204 New York Ave, Huntington, NY 11743
The Repressions are excited to play BAKER FALLS for Natalie Asport’s Single Release Party! This is a wonderful lineup of indie rock talent!
Get ready to rock with Natalie as she drops her latest single in an exclusive in-person event at Baker Falls on the Lower East Side. With a stellar lineup of artists and music, a music video premiere, and coffee at the center, we’re roasting up an awesome evening to remember. Chill, sip an espresso (or tea if that’s your jam), chat, and celebrate the fresh sounds of “Smell the Coffee” with fellow fans. Don’t miss out on a night full of good music, great company, and all the coffee house vibes you can handle. See you there! 
7pm, DOORS
7:30pm, MUSIC STARTS
LINEUP:
– Jason Trachtenburg
– Jo Malbec
– Natalie Asport
– The Repressions
– Carissa Johnson
11pm, AFTERPARTY w/ DJ
Tickets are $10 – available online or at the door. Baker Falls serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food ( vegan-friendly) offerings.
Thursday, December 11th, 2025
BAKER FALLS – 192 Allen St, New York, NY 10002
Thank you so much to Plant Powered Disruptors and Urban Vegan Roots, our fellow performers Natalie Asport, Kiirstin Marilyn. Diana Rose, and 3Gan for such a beautiful evening! There is a new YouTube video today of the closing number and the amazing crowd singing along. There was a true sense of community and joy present, when we need it most. Lift Your Head Up!
Lift your head up ! The Kentucky tour continued with a stop at Hotel Lex – Barrel 53 in Lexington. The Repressions perform their original song “Whatever Happened to the Bookstore” Special thanks to the staff and hosts of Barrel 53 and Hotel Lex, and fellow musicians Aligned Alchemy.
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Lift your head up, lift your head up, lift your head up, lift your head up now! It is about truly taking in all of the beauty in the moments and the world around you, and also about looking directly at the things in our world that need action and reform. Here is a live performance from The Repressions’ latest show at c’mon everybody in Brooklyn.
Saturday June 27th is the official release date for The Repressions’ single “Whatever Happened To The Bookstore” – on Spotify, Itunes/Apple Music, Google Play, Deezer, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Tidal and much more! And of course the track will be on Bandcamp and Soundcloud too.
To celebrate, The Repressions are performing a livestream concert at 7pm that night on Facebook live.
Here is a link to the facebook live event~ it is public and generally kid friendly by nature. You can enjoy from the comfort of home. Hope to see you there!
So much to do inside but the timing is not always right…
This is a song about Old Man Willow from Lord of the Rings, perhaps the most frightening part of Fellowship of the Ring. Enjoy the song, and thank you for listening!
The Repressions 