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2018

Lisa Germano’s ‘Happiness’ Broke Out of the John Mellencamp Roots Rut

If the Capitol debut of Lisa Germano – serving at that point as the violinist for John Mellencamp – found you perhaps longing for something along the lines of her old boss’s Lonesome Jubilee, sorry. Not even hardly.

November 30, 2018

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Elephant Talk: Lisa Germano

Singer, multi-instrumentalist and Michael Gira fave Lisa Germano conjures up a seductive blend of painful beauty and wounded sentiments on ninth album "No Elephants".

April 11, 2013

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Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lisa Germano (Photo: Jigsaw Magazine)

2012

Lisa Germano at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market

Within the first few minutes of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lisa Germano leading me through the Hollywood Farmers' Market, it's crystal clear that she truly loves spending time here.

December 5, 2012

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2009

Lisa Germano’s Dark ‘Magic’

Lyrically sophisticated and texturally daring, Magic Neighbor, the L.A.-based singer-songwriter-violinist's 11th proper album, is a darkly magical and sweetly moving thing. And while hyping her considerable gifts is low on her list of priorities, she's got a lot to proclaim.

August 1, 2009

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2006

Analyzing Lisa

When Lisa Germano was invited to play in John Mellencamp's band in 1987, she had the chops - but not the coping skills for what she knew she'd encounter touring with a major rock artist."

October 12, 2006

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Lisa Germano – Interview

One of America's most unorthodox singer-songwriters and the veteran of eight albums, Lisa Germano talks to Sarah Johnson about her haunting new album 'In the Maybe World'

June 27, 2006

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1998

Happy to be centre stage, at long last

Big stars? Glum rockers? Don't let the buggers grind you down. Lisa Germano didn't.

October 16, 1998

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1995

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

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