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Hymns to Uncool or Reconsidering Lisa Germano’s ‘Geek the Girl’

A bold investigation of a woman’s journey through self-A bold investigation of a woman’s journey through self-acceptance, Lisa Germano’s unsettling opus Geek the Girl fell through the cracks of the alternative mainstream in 1994.acceptance, Lisa Germano’s unsettling opus Geek the Girl fell through the cracks of the alternative mainstream in 1994.
July 21, 2021
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9 minute read

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
418 views
7 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
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7 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
407 views
6 minute read

Change Proves Good Medicine

Germano's début solo album, On the Way Down From the Moon Palace, is evidence of the positive changes in her life.
March 12, 1992
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3 minute read