Into The West ~ Lord of the Rings Vocal Cover by Nate Lay

Today on Youtube, Nate perfoms Into The West, the closing song from the 2003 film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, at the Juilliard Extension Recital. Into the West was written by Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh, and composer Howard Shore

Featuring Yuri Grichetchkine on Piano ~ Special thanks to Yuri and to Andrea Covais.

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The Repressions with Riley Burke at Organic Grill~ 2.9.24

Join The Repressions on Friday February 9th show at The Organic Grill, with the multitalented Riley Burke!

Enjoy sweet songs while feasting on amazing food and drinks at Organic Grill. This cozy, welcoming atmosphere will feed your soul in many ways. All ages, No cover.


Riley Burke is a NYC-based writer, producer, and performer who bridges light and dark spaces while exploring bound and untethered states, female power, and liberation.

Plant Powered Disruptors Podcast

The episode is out! What a fantastic time we had taping with Plant Powered Disruptors ! Be certain to follow them on YouTube and Instagram for more of their colorful, fun, and meaningful conversation and shows!

This is a fun, colorful, in depth interview with many love songs. Thanks so much to the amazing hosts Philly and Dashita, and the crew at Manhattan News Network!

SO YEA Podcast hosted by AGO

The Repressions were very honored to be featured on the SO YEA Podcast, hosted by hip-hop artist AGO! It was a pleasant conversation, with an affable host, in a cool setting, with a giant giraffe named Esperanza. Check it out here, and give AGO a follow for more!

Ginger Dizzy ~ New Video

What a delightfully dizzy time on December 2, 2023 ~ Many thanks to the lovely team of Brooklyn Music Kitchen sound, staging, and perfectly Repressions-style purple and green lighting! The Repressions play live all over New York City every month, find their schedule on their website, or any social media. Live music is magical and stickers are free.

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Caravan of Dreams and Brooklyn Music Kitchen

What a wonderful weekend of music at two beautiful spots! On Friday DEcember 1st, The Repressions were honored to play at The Plant Powered Disruptors Beatles Tribute Show at the historic Caravan of Dreams! Caravan of Dreams place has been a favorite spot, and an East Village institution since the 1990’s, and Plant Powered Disruptors hosted a great evening including pianist Wendy Ip.

The very next night The Repressions had an excellent show at the lovely Brooklyn Music Kitchen~ comeplete with purple and green themed lighting! Many thanks to Brookyln Music Kitchen and their excellent sound, stage and house team, and to the wonderful crowd!

Shelter From The Storm~ Bob Dylan Cover~ New Video

New YouTube video today! The Repressions cover “Shelter From the Storm” by Bob Dylan, live on Twitch, with a faster tempo and some keyboard improvisation. Requests can really keep a musician on the job! You can make requests twice a week on Twitch.

Shelter From the Storm can be found on Bob Dylan’s tremendous 1975 album, “Blood On The Tracks.” Both Nate and Barbara were big fans of this album long before they met. 😊

True Love Waits~ Radiohead Cover~ New Video

New YouTube video today! The Repressions cover “True Love Waits” by Radiohead, live, at their October 20th show at Organic Grill in New York City.


True Love Waits was first performed by Radiohead in 1995, and officially relased in 2016 on the album “A Moon Shaped Pool.”

Thank you to Organic Grill and the lovely crowd at the show!

The Repressions with Scott Tran at Organic Grill~ 10.20.23

Join The Repressions on Friday September 20th show at The Organic Grill, with the fantastic singing violinist Scott Tran!

Enjoy sweet songs while feasting on amazing food and drinks at Organic Grill. This cozy, welcoming atmosphere will feed your soul in many ways. All ages, No cover.

Scott Tran is a Brooklyn based violinist-singer-songwriter who has a diverse range of inspirations from Brahms, to the Beatles, to Ben Folds Five. Scott has performed his music as far east as the historic Bitter End and as far west as the Tempe Arts Center. In addition to performing his own music, he has accompanied and shared the stage with many other talented singer songwriters and as well as recording on their songs including Katelyn Richards, Petra Jasmiina, Johanna Telander, Nicole Nadine, and many others. 

Having over 30 years of music education and performance experience, Scott has delved into multiple genres from classical to country to rock to pop, bluegrass and Irish fiddle, and even jazz. He studied classical music growing up in Nebraska and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Music. He became a fiddler in Phoenix, Arizona while continuing to play in symphonies locally and teaching privately. In 2010, he moved to New York to hone his skills as a singer-songwriter and was a three time featured artist in the Songwriters Circle Masterclass Showcase. 

From playing fiddle in a band at the Revolution Lounge in the famous Las Vegas Mirage Hotel, singing in an a capella choir at Radio City to open for the Rockettes, or performing original music with just his violin and his voice at the historic Bitter End, Scott Tran is nothing if not diverse. 

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