Baltimore based indie-pop / folk-rock singer-guitarist-songwriter-recording artist. Originally from New Jersey, grew up in Baltimore. Her early band featured Eric Jensen (guitar), Gary Mosca (bass), and Ron Campbell (drums). Lisa released an album of her original music in 1993 featuring the above backing band along with Willem Elzevir (violin –Love Riot). Her song “Tears” was included on the 1993 comp “Spitting Seeds II.”
Subsequent releases featured contributions by Mark Kozelek (guitar), Geoff Stanfield (bass, guitar, keys), and drummers Tim Moody, Chris Salamone, Edd Miller…
She continued with several album releases throughout the ‘90s-00s. The 1995 CD “Close Your Eyes” was a re-release of her first album, two of the tracks “Asbury Park,” and “Blue Frog” were released as CD promotional singles. Later album releases include “Mercy” (1997), “Ordinary Days” (2004), “We Were All Together” (2008), “We Still Have Sky” (2024).
Lisa has been honored with a WAMMIE Award for Best Female Vocalist, and her songs were featured in the HBO series “Homicide: Life on The Streets.”
1993(CD) Sudden Place 1301 Lisa Cerbone
1995(CD) Ichiban Int’l Close Your Eyes
1997(CD) Ichiban Int’l D2 24890 Mercy
2004(CD) Wishing Tree WTR 028 Ordinary Days
2008(CD) Ocean Music We Were All Together
2024(CD) Caldo Verde CV057 We Still Have Sky
