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Lisa Germano: Geek the Girl

Lisa Germano's third release, 1994's Geek the Girl, is quietly devastating. Recorded on a four-track in her Bloomington, Indiana, apartment, it chronicled the depths of fear—and romantic hope—with dark humor and biting clarity.
September 1, 1999
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Lisa Germano (Photo: Andrew Catlin)

Dork on the Wild Side

No matter what dark and stormy emotions may be stirring in your breast, you can count on Lisa Germano to 'fess up for you. And set your spilt beans to swoonworthy music. Sarra Manning settles down on the psychiatrist's couch...
November 1, 1994
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Germano’s Latest a Rewarding Work

Happiness is the second album by South Bend native Lisa Germano, the multi-talented violin and mandolin player who helped bring a sea change of folk and country influences into John Mellencamp's music beginning with the tour for his "Scarecrow" album.
October 23, 1993
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Lisa Germano: Happiness

During a moment of musical epiphany in "Around the World," the first song on Happiness, Lisa Germano's voice takes on a child's sense of wonder
September 30, 1993
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Lisa Germano (Photo: Pamela Springsteen)

Lisa Germano: Happiness

Compared to Germano's self-financed debut, On the Way Down From the Moon Palace, Happiness is a more cohesive and evenly listenable work, but with all the experimental quirks left in.
September 1, 1993
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Lisa Germano: Happiness

On her first major-label release, John Mellencamp violinist Lisa Germano plunges into that abyss of misery, alienation and screwed-up relationships we all know and love.
September 1, 1993
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Lisa Germano: Happiness

Listening to Lisa Germano's smart and subtle lyrics on Happiness, it's hard to imagine that this 29-year old violinist once backed Bob Seger as he wheezed lines like "love to watch her strut."
August 1, 1993
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Review: ‘Moon Palace’

Somewhere along the journey down from Moon Palace, Lisa Germano dropped a little bit of herself.
September 6, 1991
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