Lisa Germano: Geek Love
Lisa Germano has been a sad, sad girl. Lucky for us, she swings moods, misfortunes and malaise into songs that make us hurt so good.
August 10, 1998
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Sunny Side Up—At Last
Mishawaka native Lisa Germano brings a more upbeat tone to her latest solo project
April 13, 1997
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3 minute read
Lisa Germano or Catwoman
Lisa Germano's new album will reassure those who found the otherwise remarkable Geek the Girl too harrowing. The American singer of Sicilian descent returns to more pop-oriented songs, without abandoning her improbable tales of twisted love.
October 14, 1996
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6 minute read
Lisa Germano: Excerpts From a Love Circus
On Excerpts From a Love Circus, Lisa Germano proclaims, "I suck dignity" like a card-carrying member of the Special People's Club.
October 1, 1996
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2 minute read
What is Victoria’s Secret?
Lisa Germano writes the kind of songs you can pull under the covers with you on days when you can't even pull yourself out bed to answer the phone.
September 26, 1996
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3 minute read
Enigmatic Love Shades Germano’s ‘Circus’
Lisa Germano has recovered from her brush with fatalism on "Geek the Girl," but she's hardly all right.
September 20, 1996
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2 minute read
Lisa Germano: Hometown Girl
Germano, first known for playing violin behind John Mellencamp, has gained much critical acclaim in her solo career.
October 19, 1995
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5 minute read
Stalkers Menace Female Pop Stars
Lisa Germano is among the victims of unwanted attention from an obsessed fan.
January 23, 1995
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3 minute read
The Geek Strikes Back
The eponymous Geek in Lisa Germano's haunted new album, Geek the Girl, is, her sleevenotes explain, "confused about how to be sexual and cool in the world but find out she isn't cool and gets constantly taken advantage of sexually, gets kind of sick and enjoys giving up..."
January 1, 1995
438 views
2 minute read
Lisa Germano: Music Therapy
Stepping Out From John Mellencamp’s Shadow, Singer and Violinist Lisa Germano Hits a Nerve On Geek The Girl
December 15, 1994
496 views
7 minute read
Looking Into the Darkest Corners
In her new 'Geek the Girl,' Lisa Germano bares her emotions, delving into the realm of paranoia and depression.
November 12, 1994
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3 minute read
Revenge of the Geek
It's probably not a good idea to take literally singer-songwriter Lisa Germano's claim, "In the beginning, I was thinking I was going to do a happy record." After all, her terrific 1993 disc Happiness balanced gallows humor with material that was about as upbeat and chipper as your average funeral...
November 9, 1994
487 views
6 minute read
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 Disc of Despair
Lisa Germano's record label sent copies of her new CD, Geek the Girl, to 25 reviewers. The mailing received 24 positive responses and one negative. The negative one came from some guy in Indianapolis.
October 25, 1994
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