Lift Your Head Up
The Repressions are thrilled to be playing Midtown Music at Greeley Square in the heart of Manhattan! This free, all ages concert is brought to you by 34th St. Partnership, with Astoria Music Collective. We’ve got new songs and new fashions planned! What a magical way to celebrate the end of summer. We love our city.
Friday, September 18th
2:30PM-5:30PM
Greeley Square Plaza:
Broadway between 32nd and 34th Streets
presented by 34th Street in association with Astoria Music Collective
Tommorrow we’re seeing double, and playing our hearts out in two cool venues. Not one, but TWO big shows on Saturday 8/29. Join us in the afternoon and evening! We’re playing Culture Lab in LIC with Yes Cats, Riko and Whaler Collective, and Strangely Enough… then riding high to Espresso 77 for another shining solo show. One day, two wonderful places, and so much music!
Each of these Saturday shows are All Ages, with no cover charge.
UPCOMING SHOWS – LATE AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER
SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2026 – 4:30 PM
CULTURE LAB – 5-25 46th Ave, Long Island City, Queens, NYC 11101
SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2026 – 8:30 PM
ESPRESSO 77 – 35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC 11372
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2026 – 4:00 PM
HULLABALOOZA ON TWITCH – A livestream Raid Train Show in memory of the wonderful artist and friend Ruckus Hullabaloo
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 – 7:00 PM
LUCKY – 168 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 – 2:00 PM
GREELEY SQUARE PLAZA – Between 32nd and 33rd Streets, Broadway and 6th Ave, New York, NY 10001
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 – 7:00 PM – Bruce Springsteen Tribute Show – Nate Lay of The Repressions joins 33 NYC artists celebrating the music of the Boss! (Nate solo)
COWGIRL SEAHORSE – 259 Front St, New York, NY 10038
We’re currently recording our next single, which will be a bit of a surprise, as it’s a very personal love song. Look for that surprise in October (as well as three big October shows, including a Halloween Bash!)
We’re so happy to be sharing our work and playing in such fine places. Live music, art, and community make all things better. Thanks so much for joining us!
~August 2026 News~
New Music Alert! “Each Time You Go Away” releases on Saturday August 15th! You can find the links at the widgets above or by clicking to Linktree here: LINKS TO Apple Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Bandcamp, &More .
EACH TIME YOU GO AWAY is a song about moving away from, and trying to get back to, your true self.
UPCOMING SHOWS
The Repressions are sparkling with excitement for these upcoming shows!
FRIDAY AUGUST 14, 2026 – 8:30 PM
35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC 11372
SUNDAY AUGUST 23, 2026 – 2:00 PM
MCCARREN PARK – HIDDEN CITY FEST
76 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2026 – 8:30 PM
35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC 11372
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 – 7:00 PM
168 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 – 2:00 PM
Between 32nd and 33rd Streets, Broadway and 6th Ave, New York, NY 10001
YOUTUBE SHORTS
If you are short on time, but love music and cat videos, please visit our YouTube Shorts section on our YouTube channel. These colorful videos are less than a minute, and we are having a great time!
Tune in to your favorite radio or streaming service to hear Each Time You Go Away on August 15th! We’ll see you live in NYC with our fancy new stickers (free at all shows,) live on Twitch globally, and later on Youtube in short form.
Thanks so much for joining us!
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
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
“Starpool” is the official entry for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest 2026! This is a song about imagination through despair, and finding another way.
The NPR Tiny Desk Contest features independent music artists and is a cool showcase of songwriting, and desks! The Repressions desk is floating among the stars behind them, and very tiny.
It was a pleasure to make this video. We hope you enjoy it.
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.
~November News~
New Music Alert! “DOWN” releases on Friday November 7th (Bandcamp Friday.) You can find the links at the widgets above or by clicking to Linktree here: LINKS TO Apple Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Bandcamp, &More .
DOWN is a song about giving in to things that comfort you.
UPCOMING SHOWS
The Repressions are excited for these upcoming shows in November and December. Let’s get out and celebrate New York City!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2025 – 8:30 PM
ESPRESSO 77 – 35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, NYC 11372
THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 2025 – 8:00 pm
BAKER FALLS – 192 Allen St, New York, NY 10002
MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 2025 – 8:00 PM
COWGIRL SEAHORSE – 259 Front St, New York, NY 10038
NEW VIDEO
Today on YouTube, a live performance video of “Life Size Unicorn” from last month’s LIC Bar shpw, with a lot of fun audience participation.
New merch is coming next month, too. We hope to see you at one of the shows, or on our Twitch Channel (2 livestream shows every week.)
Thank you for your support in the magic and the music.
Every week is an adventure!
Wednesday October 15th, The Repressions are playing LIC Bar with Somer Suarez and Felipe Luna. LIC Bar a staple for indie music in NYC. No Cover – 21+. Show begins at 8pm, The Repressions go on at 10pm. It will be colorful and dreamy and too much fun!
Friday October 17th, The Repressions are so excited to have their music featured in this fantastic and funny show! It’s premiering tomorrow at The Chelsea Film Festival . There is a screening Wednesday night and Friday Morning at the Regal Union Square. We’ll be at the Friday show. Come along if you’re free. Here is the trailer, it is excellent! Listen to that familiar song at the end.
Chelsea Film Festival TICKETS
The Repressions also want to thank the wonderful people at The Long Room NYC, as they played an eleventh hour cover gig there this past Saturday, and it was lovely. You can see a bit in Youtube shorts and reels now, look for a full video soon.
There are still twice weekly live streams to join on Twitch, and the single “DOWN” releases on Friday November 7th (Bandcamp Friday.) You can also pre-order DOWN now on Apple Music and Amazon Music right now.
November and December have even more shows and songs in the works. Hope to see you at LIC Bar tomorrow, and thank you so much for being a part of The Repressions’ musical world.
We are just cozy pumpkins in October. Cozy and busy, and happy to keep making music!
The Repressions return to Espresso 77 on Saturday October 4th with original songs and cover songs for all moods and weather. It’s a cozy-cool place to relax, connect, and enjoy the evening. Show from 8:30-10:30 at Espresso 77 – 35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC 11372 -All Ages and No Cover
On Wednesday October 15th, The Repressions are playing LIC Bar, a staple for indie music in NYC. No Cover – 21+. Show begins at 8pm.
Today our orange autumn Repressions are shaing a new video from last week’s show at Cowgirl Seahorse. It’s Followcat, probably our coziest song. Give it a listen and like and subscribe – in a cozy way.
November is going to be full of fall finery as well, including the next single release “Down,” on November 7th. Thank you for listening, and we hope you get a chance to curl up with some cozy cats and a cup of tea soon.
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