Brian Lisik

Brian Lisik is an Akron, Ohio, USA-based writer, blogger, singer and guitarist.

Lisik is also an award-winning reporter and columnist for the Cleveland-based Sun Newspapers chain. In 2005 his work received a Hooper Award for General Excellence in series writing from the Ohio Newspapers Association, and he was recognized in 2004 by the Suburban Newspapers of America for column writing. Lisik's work has also appeared in the Cleveland Scene and the Cleveland Free Times.

Lisik's debut full-length solo CD, Baggage, was released on Cherokee Queen Records in July 2004.

In 2004 and 2005, Lisik and his band toured behind "Baggage." In 2005, Lisik had a cameo role in the film Circle Track Summer from Fools Gold Entertainment and began work on the follow-up to Baggage. The new album, Happiness Is Boring, was released in July 2006.

The Cleveland Scene said of "Happiness" "Brian Lisik taps the same ragged roots-rock vein as the Replacements and Old '97s, cooking Stones-style country-blues and jingle-jangle twang into a variety of enticing recipes."

Selected discography

 * Baggage (2004)
 * Happiness Is Boring (2006)