Lift Your Head Up
Tonight! We are so glad to be part of the Musicians Unite – Together, Wherever and No Kid Hungry Twitch Music Festival! This is a 4 day event… Thursday through Sunday so many talented artists! We’re on Friday August 9th at 8pm. Twitch is free to watch from anywhere!
The Repressions are so excited to be part of Festival of the Mewz! 9/7/2024 – Irvine, Kentucky, it’s a 24 hour event with all day music, and an amazing lineup! So many talented artists, including the wonderful Aligned Alchemy! The Repressions will be taking the stage at 11pm, just ahead of the opem jam!
Festival of the Mewz is one event that has been three years in conception. Mother nature and the government have had their say; now we’re coming back singing.
Saturday, September 7, 2024 – The event that was meant to be, Festival of the Mewz.
Get inspired and be amused as you Tune In to 17 regional performers. Chill Out in the cool grass while the hills embrace you, deep in the heart of Estill County, Kentucky.There’s music and magic in these old hills! Experience it at Festival of the Mewz.
New YouTube video today! The Repressions cover “Nice Dream” by Radiohead, live on their Twitch show. This version has some serious synth.
See the show and make song requests twice a week on Twitch, it’s free to watch from anywhere! You can also see The Repressions live this Saturday 8/3/24 at Espresso 77 in Queens, NYC. Thank you for watching!
Saturday August 3rd, The Repressions return to Espresso 77. Enjoy the show and enjoy our new song title storybook. No cover, all ages, original songs for every mood, with enough room for a few surprise cover songs. Indoor and outdoor seating, its a very vibrant vibe. 8:30-10:30 at Espresso 77.
We hope you can join!
Tonight at Pine Box Rock Shop! It’s Diana’s Birthday Variety Show: Barbara will be playing a solo set along with the wonderful talents of Diana The Vegan, Natalie Asport, and Jeannie Skelly! 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 in East Williamsburg/Bushwick,) No cover.
See our short, loud and live performance of “Just An Animal” on YouTube today. The Repessions return to Espresso 77 on Saturday August 3, 2024, at 8:30pm.
You can listen to the official electric version of Just An Animal anywhere you stream and download music:
Today, Sunday July 14 at 10! The Repressions are on this cool cool UK radio show, Singed – Red Hot Music Just Not Signed! Click the link below to tune in!
The Warrior Women Concert highlighting Female Artists in New York City was just the right event to play “I’m Just Pieces,” a song about what it’s like to walk around in a woman’s body. You can see it on YouTube video today!
The Repressions perform their original song, “I’m Just Pieces,” live at The Warrior Women NYC concert at American Federation of Musicians New York, on June 28, 2024. So many thanks to Jasmine Sandler of Warrior Women In Business for putting this amazing show together. Thank you to Citizen Hullabaloo for the video!
I’m Just Pieces Words and music by The Repressions (Barbara Dragon and Nate Lay) © 2016 Colorful Castle
It’s a weekday weekend this week, why not enjoy your Wednesday in a relaxing, cool pub, with some lively and warm indie musicians, sharing thoughtful songs.
8pm – Natalie Asport
9pm – The Repressions
10pm – Rashmi
LIC Bar, 45-58 Vernon Boulevard (Court Square stop on the subway.) No cover.
What a marvelous month of music! June was flutteringly full of music, every day was a live show, a Twitch show, a recording session, piano and voice classes, open mics, videos, and putting artwork together for our new Song Title Storybook. This was New York Music Month, and The Repressions certainly particicpated. Thank you to The Local Hostels Hotel, Ronny Kornfeld, Jasmine Sandler, American Federation of Musicians, Afzal Hussain, Jedi Nitemare, Plant Powered Disruptors and everyone who came out to watch! July shows begin this week, Wednesday July 3rd at LIC Bar! Here are some highlights from June:
The Local Hostels Hotel ~ June 5, 2024
Espresso 77 – June 15, 2024
Central Park with Plant Powered Disruptors ~ June 21, 2024
Warrior Women Concert at AFM NYC ~ June 28, 2024
Twitch Shows, Astoria Music Collective Open Mics, Jamming with Bill Lay, and recording with original Repression Ben Olson!
Here’s to a jumpin’ July!
The Repressions 