Lift Your Head Up
The Repressions’ song “Trust Your Doors” is the official entry for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest 2025! This is a song about the difficulty of making changes, for even the best changes to our lives are not easy.
This contest features independent artists and is a lovely showcase of songwriting, and desks! A new tiny Repressions desk and all of the previous customized tiny desks can be seen in between the color scheme. Thank you for watching!
New YouTube video today! Starpool is about imagination through anxiety. We hope you enjoy this live performance of this dreamy song.
Happy New Year Friends!
110 live shows, 2 single releases, 22 music videos, 2 podcasts, 1 radio show, 1 video game music collaboration, new venues, new friends, and a whirlwind mini tour… 2024 was a very good year for The Repressions.
There are many highlights, including the Bright Lights video, recording with Stunshine Music, playing at The American Federation of Musicians NYC for the first time, collaborating with Aligned Alchemy, Juilliard Extension Recitals, playing for Plant Powered Disruptors, the Festival of the Mewz in Kentucky, and sharing the stages with over 40 bands and artists in just one year.
2025 will see a big 10th anniversary show, a full album release, and much more. Barbara and Nate would like to thank everyone who attends shows, supports on Patreon, streams the music, joins on Twitch, follows and subscribes, buys merch, and offers support in so many ways. Onward we go to the next big show!
Saturday December 21 at Pine Box Rock Shop! Nate will be playing a solo set along with the wonderful talents of host Diana The Vegan, Jason Trachtenburg, and Phyllis Gordon! Music and poetry and comedy and excellent people! No cover, join us in Brooklyn at 6pm!
12 Grattan St, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (Morgan Ave L Train stop, in East Williamsburg/Bushwick,) No cover.
Hello friends! While Barbara is recovering from sugery for the next few months, Nate will be performing solo shows. You can catch him with Plant Powered Disruptors at Urban Vegan Roots on Friday November 8th. You can also join, watch, and make requests from home twice a week on Twitch. Twitch is free to watch from anywhere in the world with an internet connection, and a lot of fun. You can lurk and listen while you do your chores, or join the friendly people in chat, and choose from hundreds of requests for Nate, every Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon.
Barbara says hello, and she is looking forward to performing again when she is fully recovered. There will be plenty of Repressions’ content releasing on YouTube, Spotify, Tiktok, and more before the big comeback show. Until then, she is so grateful to her wonderful friends and family, and Nate, for their support.
Hope to see you next Friday, or on Twitch!
Saturday October 5, The Repressions return to Espresso 77. No cover, all ages, original songs and cover songs for every mood. It’s a lovely place.
Show from 8:30-10:30 at Espresso 77 – 35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC 11372
We hope you can join!
Be your own shelter… The third stop on the little tour brought The Repressions to Chinkapin Brewing in Georgetown, Kentucky. Today on YouTube, it’s”Ophelia’s Song.” Special thanks to Alicia New, Sparky Greene, and Aligned Alchemy.
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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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The Repressions had the most wonderful time on their little tour of Kentucky. There will be quite a few videos to share, beginning with this one.
Live at Festival of the Mewz, at Bash on the Branch in Irvine, Kentucky – The Repressions perform their original song “Each Time You Go Away.” Special thanks to Crystal of Mewz in the Mountains, the entire festival team, all of the performers, and our friends Aligned Alchemy!
Thursday August 22nd, The Repressions join Rick Rocker, The Diddy King Show, and Speed Rack Gin at The Shillelagh Tavern for a night of rock, indie rock, blues and punk. ~ Join us!
•WHEN: Thursday August 22nd at 7PM
•WHERE: Shillelagh Tavern 47-22 30th Ave, Queens, NYC 11103
$10 cover
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