Lift Your Head Up
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!
Happy New Year!
Thank you for listening and watching, especially during this anniversary year. 2025 marked 10 years of The Repressions! There were live shows, a full album CD release, music videos, a film festival, recitals, new venues, new collaborations, new followers, and new friends!
There are so many highlights: Playing at Moynihan Station for Midtown Music, Working with Felicia Greenfield of Friends Not Food and having our song “We Are the Strange Ones” included in the show and Chelsea Film Festival, Playing with Lorraine Leckie, Phil Robinson and Roomful of Sky Music, Astoria Music Collective, Paul and Aly’s wedding, The Long Room, Urban Vegan Roots, Juilliard Extension Recitals, Apryl Knight guest starring, the Open Streets show, Baker Falls, and being on stage with so many talented artists over the year. Ten years, dozens of songs, hundreds of shows, much artwork, absolute adventures, and many friends. There are new shows, new recordings, and big events forthcoming in 2026. Thank you for joining us.
Tonight at 6! Saturday August 30th ~ Music and community at Astoria Music Collective ‘s Last Minute Licks Show at The Shillelagh Tavern . This venue has a lot of music history, and especially with our local scene. It’s going to be sentimental, wild, and very much fun. Join us !
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No Cover
August is full of a variety of Repressions’ shows, live in NYC and live streaming worldwide. It’s a hot time, summer in the city!
Next weekend is packed with Friday, Saturday, Sunday Shows of all styles!
FRIDAY AUGUST 8 – 5:30 pm – The Repressions are going to bring in the weekend with the casual afternoon Window Series at Shill Tavern. How casual can The Repressions be? That’s a challenge. The music will be dreamy and there will no cover. Cozy on up to the window and start the weekend with drink specials and live music!
SATURDAY AUGUST 9 – 2 pm – The Repressions are especially thrilled to be playing with The Bumper Crop Boys at Farley Steps, on Saturday August 9th. This is a free, all ages outdoor show at the historic Farley Building, now Moynihan Train Station in NYC, with the 34th Street Partnership in association with Astoria Music Collective. Barbara has always loved this building, and had no idea she would play a show there someday.
SUNDAY AUGUST 10 – 12:30 pm – The Repressions will be joining Chaos Pixie, They/Them, Natalie Asport, Carissa Johnson and more to play a free, all ages concert on Sunday August 10th at Astoria Open Streets in Queens NYC.
TUESDAY AUGUST 19 – 7 pm – The Repressions join Phil Robinson and Jason Vitelli for the Roomful of Sky Songwriter Stream. This concert will be livestreamed simultaneously on the Roomful of Sky Music’s YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook channels.
An of course, you can always catch The Repressions on their regular livestream on Twitch.
We’ll see you at a show this August!
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
The second half of August is full of a variety of Repressions’ shows, live in NYC and live streaming worldwide on Twitch – Find the vibe or venue that’s right for you!
THURSDAY AUGUST 22, 2024 – 8PM
47-22 30th Avenue, Queens, NY 11103
FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2024 – 2PM
Livestream Music Festival
THURSDAY AUGUST 29, 2024 – 8PM
34-06 30th Avenue, Queens, NY 11103
Click here to join on Twitch every Wednesday 3pm-5pm and Friday from 2pm -4pm, Twitch is free to watch, from anywhere in the world!
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!
2024 has been wild and often wonderful, and it is time to update the gallery.
January: So Yea Podcast hosted by AGO, Twitch with special guest Tira the Cat, Shillelagh Tavern, official video and release for Bright Lights:
February: Plant Powered Disruptors Podcast, Espresso 77, Twitch, Organic Grill:
March: Maggie Halls, Twitch, Jina’s wedding, Vocals for Stunshine Music:
April: Juilliard Extension Recitals, Espresso 77, Organic Grill and a new mic at The Queensboro:
Artists we’ve played with so far in 2024: R. Andres, The Grey Scales, and Riley Burke!
Artists and shows we’ve seen so far in 2024: Fruit Bats, Guster, R. Andres, The Grey Scales, Paul & Aly, Riley Burke, Sara No H, Brokeneck Girls, Katelyn Richards, Scott Tran, dozens of talented artists on Twitch including Aligned Alchemy Apryl Knight, Coincidence Machine, and Ruckus Hullabaloo, and an exhibit by Avi Bonime (Dire Wolf Photo.)
Youtube has six new videos so far, including the new song “That Guy” our tribute to Miguel of Astoria Music Collective.
There’s a little gallery for now~ New York is in Spring mode ~ We hope you are having a lovely May ~ Look for new song releases in June, and lots of upcoming shows!
New song and YouTube video today!
Miguel Hernandez is the founder and solo art machine behind Astoria Music Collective. Miguel has fallen ill and the community is coming together to help him and his family come through. Like the song says, Miguel loves everybody, genuinely, and is just the coolest, sweetest person, aside from all of the support and hard work he does on behalf of artists. We all love Miguel, and we all have a story about something wonderful he did for us. Give at this link if you can, GO FUNDE ME for Miguel or attend one of the live fundraising shows all month. There are cool raffles and great performances awaiting you.
The Repressions will be dedicating their Tuesday March 12 Twitch show to Miguel. Follow Astoria Music Collective for the details on amazing music, community, and support. We all love that guy.
Three in a row at three very cool places in different cool neighborhoods:
Tonight, Frida January 26th, The Repressions play at Shillelagh Tavern with R. Andres and The Grey Scales.
Next Friday, February, The Repressions are happy to return to Espresso 77! Coffee, tea, wine, art, and music… one of the loveliest spots in Jackson Heights! 8:30pm. No cover.
The following Friday February 9, it’s back to the West Village at the wonderful Organic Grill!
If you are not in New York City, you can still catch The Repressions live on Twitch every Tuesday at 8pm and Saturdays at 4pm.
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