TURNING LEAVES MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026

Astoria Music Collective presents Turning Leaves 🍃 10th Anniversary Festival! Three weekends. Eleven venues. Fifty-plus local artists and bands.

@astoriamusiccollectivenyc presents Turning Leaves 🍃 10th Anniversary Festival! Three weekends. Eleven venues. Fifty-plus local artists and bands.

WEEK ONE:
📅 Nov 6th, Nov 7th & Nov 8th

WEEK TWO:
📅 Nov 13th & 14th

WEEK THREE
📅 Nov 20th, 21st & 22nd

THE VENUES:
📍@thegafastoria
📍@maddonkey36
📍@murphysbarastoria
📍@sweetavenuenyc
📍@thelocal_astoria
📍@heartofgoldastoria
📍@hutch.astoria
📍@pigbeachqueens
📍@thewolfhound
📍@dalyspub
📍@dkpublic

🎶 FOLLOW @astoriamusiccollectivenyc FOR LINEUPS & EVENT DETAILS

⚡️sponsored by @lizzyguitars
🎨 artwork by Barbara Dragon of @therepressions

Look for a keepsake poster with the complete list of of artists and bands soon on the AMC page.

(The Repressions are playing the DKPubLIC show on Saturday November 21st with Brandon Glasgow, Bill Grady, Patrick Stevens and Paul and Aly!)

November 6, 2026 0

The Repressions at Freddy’s Brooklyn – Sunday October 4th

A fine fall afternoon of indie music awaits! Sunday October 4th! The Repressions are excited to feature at the Mimsey Mack Mic at Freddy’s Backroom! Bring your gorgeous self, and bring your songs if you want to play too! Our set starts at 4, sign up for players is at 2:30. It’s going to be a great time.

Freddy’s Bar and Backroom

627 Fifth Avenue

Brooklyn, NYC 11215

Sunday October 4th

Show and Open Mic begins at 3pm

October 4, 2026 0

Double Feature Saturday ~ Culture Lab & E77 on August 29th

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 29, 2026 0

August 15 Single Release ~ Shows, Shorts & More!

~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

ESPRESSO 77

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

ESPRESSO 77

35-57 77th St, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC 11372

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

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!

August 4, 2026 1

Saturday Songwriter Show at The Shill – 7/25/26

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

–The Repressions

-Johnny Sullivan

–Kate Kerning

•WHEN: Saturday, July 25th

7:30PM DOORS/ 8PM SHOW

•WHERE: The Shillelagh Tavern:

47-22 30th Ave, Astoria NY 1110

21+, No Cover

July 23, 2026 0

Your Pet Crawl~ New song and live video

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!

June 29, 2026 0

DOWN Single Release ~ Shows, Videos & More!

~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.

November 7, 2025 0

The Shows of June 2024

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