Lift Your Head Up
Today, Friday May 19th, from 2- 4pm we are so happy to be part of the JEDI FRIENDS RAID TRAIN on Twitch! Live music for 4 days, nonstop, from over 40 fantastic and diverse artists! Thank you to Twitch superstar Jedi Nitemare for conducting this train! Twitch is free to watch from anywhere. Join and stay on the train to enjoy so many amazing performers on Twitch!
Playing the Porch Stomp Music Festival on Governor’s Island was a great thrill for The Repressions, as it was their first time playing and attending. Porch Stomp is entirely about community and fellowship among musicians, and New York city can fill an island full. There were simply too many bands and acts and friends on every one of the 20 stages, with so much takent! Thankfully everyone came together for a sing along for the last hour. It was a magical day.
June was also full of fantastic Twitch shows, which brings us to another wonderful, supportive music community. Truly, musicians look out for one another, and Twitch friends and fans who organize the amazing Raid Train events (Thank you @Jedi_Nitemare) foster a sense of conncetion and friendship. The Repressions have to give a special thanks to Stunshine Music and the Gorilla Tag community for their awesome visits!
Also, in June, The Repressions laid down tracks for “Just An Animal,” (the next single due mid August,) released four new YouTube videos, plus shorts, reels and tiktok clips, the band is updating their music studio, and Nate began a summer singing course at Juilliard.
July looks promising!
The Repressions are thrilled to play the pop up Welcome Stage at Porch Stomp 2023! June 17th at 1PM at the Manhattan Ferry Landing (Soissons Landing) on Governor’s Island.
Porch Stomp is an organization committed to the advancement of the New York City American folk music and dance. The Saturday June 17th Festival celebrates 10 years of Porch Stomp, with over 200 artists on 18 stages from 11am – 6pm.
The Repressions will be playing 1-2pm at the top of the hill when you enter the island from Manhattan. What a wonderful day of music it will be!
The very next day, Sunday June 18th at 7pm, The Repressions are playing a Twitch Music Festival, the Jedi Friends Raid Train! This is a 4 day event beginning Thursday 6/15 that continues through Sunday 6/18. Hop on and off the train anytime.
This Saturday 6/18 we are so happy to be part of a Twitch RAID TRAIN! Live music all day from 12 fantastic and diverse artists! Start at 7am EST with @matimartyn , ride through with @wild_filomel_sings @hibanasound Ronusan, Coincidence Machine, New Future Fantasy @therepressions @morgangracetv @ionse @ktgftw @thekonexos @gili.kimchi.music ! Thank you to Twitch superstar Jedi Nitemare for conducting this train! The Repressions take the stage at 6pm.
The Repressios are honored to join this lineup~ live from home at 9pm! Music all day… Astoria Music Collective presents: MAYDAY! Digital Music Festival & AMC Fundraiser! Hosted by Bad Lesbian.
WHEN: Friday, May 1st at Noon
FEAT. PERFORMANCES BY:
-4 Brown Eyes
-Theythem
-The Repressions
-Loser Cruiser
-Full Cookie
-Jo Malbec
-Virginia Marcs
-Brandon Glasgow (The Grey Scales)
-Ben Taylor (Beecher’s Fault)
-Melissa Gordon (Melissa and the Mannequins)
-Sam Rasiotis (The Assassination Plot)
-Mike Lee
-Bill Grady
-Jeannie Skelly
-Billy Conahan – Artist
-Joe Rayome
-Baba Sonya
-Tracey Horst Music
-JW Farrell
-Sara Hurwitz
-Nelly DuBarry (Toy Animals)
AMC DONATIONS VIA VENMO: @AMCastoria
THE REPRESSIONS VIA VENMO @TheRepressions
EVENT LINK:
https://facebook.com/events/s/mayday-digital-music-festival-/1085352741839737/?ti=cl
Art is completely unpredictable… and also requires a lot of careful planning and organization… So here have the next four invites now, we cannot wait to see you at these shows!
The Repressions are grateful to have played so many live shows in 2019, including the NYC Veggie Pride Parade in Union Square and Kingston Animalia Concert at BSP Kingston! Thank you to these terrific New York venues and events: The Local, Espresso 77, East Village Social, Irish Whiskey Bar, Union Square Park, Make Music New York, Jack Jones, Dolphin Bookshop & Cafe, Belvedere, LIC Bar, Kumon Awards Ceremony, Athens Square Park, RaR Bar, Shore Fest, Uke Hut, BSP Kingston, The Way Station, The Quays, Shillelagh Tavern, The Mad Donkey, and Marine Terrace. Special thanks to photographer Patrick Merino (he took the fine professional images here,) John Cavaliere and Zack Dash for filming, photographing and always being there, Ben Olson, The AR Community and Astoria Music Collective, our neighborhood musical family! There is much more to come in the new year!
Music: Thank You Charlotte Bronte (Extended Intro) by The Repressions
Thank you to Astoria Music Collective and everyone who cam out for the Turning Leaves Festival!
No we don’t stop actually. And we are so glad of it! The Repressions are playing The Mad Donkey:Â 32-07 36th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106 on Saturday November 16 as part of the Turning Leaves Festival!
What an incredible weekend…. nearly too much to report about this huge event and show at BSP Kingston! Thank you to Rebecca Moore, Hudson Valley Vegfest and all of the incredible volunteers! If you were not able to go this year, start planning for the 2020 fest now!
The Repressions were already fans of Kiirstin Marilyn, Luis Mojica, Amelia Rose Allen, Kneel Cohn, Cyndi Washburn, Bobby Belfry, and Candle Hoax, and then got to share the stage with them last weekend, all in support of The Institute for Animal Happiness! Amazing!
The Repressions 