"Lisa Karrer is a living example of how eastern and western tradition and experimental spirit in music creates innovative qualities." "Clearly rendered are the beautifully painted cubist shadow puppets and the harmonious voice of Lisa Karrer... moments of solitary eloquence." "Lisa Karrer conjured up a Peter Maxian (non-evil) axis bold as love." "Lisa Karrer‘s stirring rendering of a Yiddish Holocaust song made an impact...in another other-than-usual arrangement of the popular "Moon River", Lisa again proved her class...detecting great bitterness beneath the sweet lyrics." "International composer Lisa Karrer showed herself to be a vocalist of great ability...pulling the audience along with the emotion of her voice." "The New Jakarta Ensemble featured vocalist Lisa Karrer reciting Chinese poetry in a style alternating between a shepherd calling her flock and a wicked-sounding witch from the Wizard of Oz." "The Simons-Karrer Band has abducted the audience on an eccentric journey to understanding their musical landscapes. Their music is highly original and can‘t be imitated..." "Comprehending the meaning of a foreign cultural message and opening it in a new context for herself and for others is characteristic of Lisa Karrer and her group."
Evi Arujaru, Postimees, Estonia July 25, 2003
Charles McNulty, Village Voice 2002
Eva Yaa Asantewaa Village Voice 2002
Indonesian Observer January 2000
Pembaruan Hiburan January 2000
Iris Brooks, Drum Magazine May 2000
St. Johan, Austria Dec‘ 98
Vaike Sarv, Sirp, Estonia‘ 97
"A fluid vocalist... "...a vocal acrobat... "The duo Lisa Karrer and David Simons was joined by Tunnetusuksus, and together they played an unbelieveably exciting and mind-bending set." "Lisa and David easily destroyed all stereotypes. They have re-discovered Estonian music, both in its ancient 5000 year old forms and in its contemporary validity." "The New York Performance Artist Lisa Karrer and the Experimental Musician David Simons showed quite clearly where the development of future art directions should go. Humorous, exciting and not a minute of boredom." "A godfull voice..." Tonis Leemets, Eesti Paevaleht, Estonia ‘94 "Weird and wonderful...lively lunacy...a psychotic Joni Mitchell...original and poetic. She seems to have invented her own form." "Kinetically as well as musically remarkable." "A purity of utterance... "A vast vocal range... "I was mesmerized by Karrer... "A tour de force combination of singing, movement and acting...a show stopper...one of the more memorable moments of theater I have seen recently." "Lisa Karrer's music has a masterful range, alternating between deep, earthy resonance and panicked, dramatic insistence." "She is a storyteller whose medium is song."
I especially admired Lisa Karrer's emotively quicksilver vocal techniques."
Kyle Gann, Village Voice ‘96
she is virtuosically changing from melodic singing, screaming, cooing, whispering and insect sounds."
Von Ulrike Till, Mainzer Rhein Zeiting, Germany‘ 95
Mart Jaanson, Eesti Paevaleht, Estonia December 4, ‘95
Eesti Paevaleht, Estonia August ‘95
Feuilleton, Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany ‘95
Susan Shapiro, New York Post ‘93
Jack Anderson, New York Times ‘92
Lisa Karrer's music might serve as the soundtrack for profound, inner experience."
Tobi Tobias, Village Voice ‘92
her voice carries beyond the packaged wisdom of an emotionally recovering culture into a lessonless sublime."
Charles McNulty, Village Voice ‘92
I can't explain why I felt so happy at the performance."
E. Kuentsler, Woodstock Times‘ 91
Peter Blum, Kingston Daily Freeman‘ 90
Mark Gevisser, NY Newsday‘89
Markland Taylor, New Haven Register ‘90