Lift Your Head Up
“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.
New YouTube video today! It’s “We Are The Strange Ones,” live, from their August Midtown Music concert at Moynihan Station (across from Madison Square Garden). It was a wonderful day with The Bumper Crop Boys and an incredible crowd. Thank you to the 34th St. Partnership, Astoria Music Collective for the opportunity to play at one of our favorite NYC buildings. Special thanks to Music Blogger and Videographer Citizenhullabaloo for the video! We love our city.
You can find the official track for this song on Spotify and all other music platforms, just click the links above.
New YouTube video today ~ Live from The Local Hostels Hotel in NYC as part of the Metro Retro Folk Rock Review show, The Repressions cover “Deep In Love” by Bonny Light Horseman.
Thanks for watching! You can see The Repressions live in NYC, or twice a week live streaming shows on Twitch!
New YouTube video today… The Repressions cover John Denver’s “Annie’s Song,” live, by request on Twitch. John Denver has been a favorite of both Nathanael and Barbara for their entire lives. Thank you to our wonderful friends and followers on Twitch for the requests and the colorful emotes.
You can make song requests and join the lovely online crowd and chat on Twitch, twice a week, free to watch from anywhere.
Whenever we are honest with ourselves or others, we may find ourselves beginning, again. Today on YouTube we have “Again and Over.” This is a live performance from Repressions’ June show at E77, with full lyrics added. The truth can be wild and colorful.
Again and Over – words and music by The Repressions ©️ 2021 Colorful Castle
New YouTube video today! The Repressions perform their song “Down,” adding synthesizer for the first time, during their live show on Twitch.
Down – words and music by The Repressions © 2015 Colorful Castle
New YouTube video today… The Repressions cover Don McLean’s “Vincent,” live, by request on Twitch. The song, often called “Starry Starry Night” after the memorable opening lyrics and the image of the famous 1889 painting, is a favorite, and a beautiful tribute to the artist Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890.) It is a reminder that we need to extend compassion to those we might not understand. Thank you to Don McLean for creating such an exquisite song.
You can make song requests and join the lovely online crowd and chat on Twitch, twice a week, free to watch from anywhere.
Thank you so much to Plant Powered Disruptors and Urban Vegan Roots, our fellow performers Natalie Asport, Kiirstin Marilyn. Diana Rose, and 3Gan for such a beautiful evening! There is a new YouTube video today of the closing number and the amazing crowd singing along. There was a true sense of community and joy present, when we need it most. Lift Your Head Up!
The Repressions are back live, perforning a short set with Plant Powered Disruptors at Urban Vegan Roots on Wednesday March 19th at 6:30. This show is celebrating Women’s History Month with a vegan vibes concert. Amazing musicians and other performers join us, Big Mama, Natalie Asport, Kiirstin Marilyn, and the debut performance of new vegan band 3gan! Don’t miss out on the chance to network with cool folks while enjoying delicious food and drinks listening to some awesome music.
Hope to see you there!
Empowering HER: Celebrating Women’s History Month with Music & more!
Day: Weds, March 19th 2025
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Place: Urban Vegan Roots 34-49 31st St, Astoria, NY 11106
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