The 2005 WAMMIE Awards... Washington Area Music Association. Lisa went home with Album of the Year, Contemporary Folk Album of the Year, Contemporary Folk Group of the Year (Lisa Moscatiello and the Space Dots), Contemporary Folk Vocalist of the Year. Read the wrap up in The Washington Post: "Guitar whiz Dave Chappell and the bewitching singer and songwriter Lisa Moscatiello took home the night's biggest hauls with four awards apiece, including two of the most significant: musician of the year for Chappell and album of the year for Moscatiello's "Trouble From the Start." The album also captured the best contemporary folk recording award while Moscatiello was named best female contemporary folk vocalist, and Lisa Moscatiello and the Space Dots were named contemporary folk group of the year. Chappell was named best rock instrumentalist, best roots rock instrumentalist and best children's music instrumentalist in voting by the WAMA membership. He is also a member of the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, which won best rock group/duo."
-- The Washington Post

" Thanks again for a stunning set at Makor on Tuesday night..."
-- John Platt, WFUV Radio New York

"Like a lot of contemporary singer-songwriters, Lisa Moscatiello draws on a wide variety of influences -- folk, pop, rock, R&B, jazz, even opera. But unlike many of her peers, she never sounds as if she's merely indulging a whim.
"Trouble From the Start" is yet another reminder of her impressive talent and range. Her voice is its own reward, lithe and expressive, and her eclectic tastes keep things interesting as she moves from the sunny pop charmer "Feel the Love" to the achingly homesick ballad "Exile" to the sultry jazz gem "You're Crying." The cover tunes also include a welcome reprise of the Jerry Butler R&B hit "Brand New Me," a lovely, Italian-language rendering of Pino Donaggio's reverie "Come Sinfonia," and Bev Stanton's atmospheric rocker "Ashtray." As for Moscatiello's songwriting, the two tunes she composed here with Stanton find her casting melancholic spells, first with the album's title track, then with "What Happens After Love?"
She's doesn't accomplish this alone, of course. Accompanying Moscatiello on the album is a versatile cast of Washington-based musicians, including keyboardist Harry Appelman and drummer Robbie Magruder. Jon Nazdin's upright bass, Phil Mathieu's acoustic guitar and Fred Lieder's cello help sustain the intimacy, and several tracks benefit from electric guitarist Erik Wenberg's colorful contributions. Dedicated to Washington jazz vocalist Pam Bricker, who died in February, the album closes on a tender, Bricker-like note with Karl Straub's "Now You're Back in Love Again."
-- The Washington Post

"Lisa Moscatiello will inevitably remind some listeners of another Washington, DC-area singer, the late Eva Cassidy.  Like Cassidy, she has a throaty voice that is both pure and sultry.  She's equally comfortable with bluesy belters or aching torch songs, and she has an alluring ability to insinuate deep emotions without ever seeming to be showing off her vocal chops.  But an even more important comparison is that, just like Cassidy, Moscatiello makes us believe every word she sings."
-- The Boston Globe

"Lisa Moscatiello has a nice deep sultry voice that works equally well in her darker, haunting songs as it does in her jazzier cabaret type tunes. The title song, "Trouble From The Start" and "Feel The Love" both remind me of the English band Everything But The Girl. "Come Sinfonia" has lovely guitar work and a romantic feel. The last song, "Now You're Back In Love Again" is a great torchy piano piece. These songs are really well written and interesting. Moscatiello has quite a vocal range. At times her voice is pretty low, alto-like. But then there are times when she hits some pretty high notes seemingly effortlessly. This is a pretty low-key record, but it's nice for relaxing and either having as background music or alternately, to pop on headphones and intently listen to the lyrics." a review by Amy Lotsberg, Producer of Collected Sounds.
-- Collected Sounds Women In Music

"Lisa Moscatiello is twice blessed. Not only does she have one of the most gorgeous vocal instruments in all of folk-tinged pop, but she also possesses the magic to invest the songs she sings with an almost knee-buckling poignancy and believability."
-- Billboard Magazine

"(On Second Avenue) her voice is as striking as ever -- a lovely soprano capable of expressing moments of tender reflection, hard-won optimism and soulful yearning."
-- Washington Post

"Lisa Moscatiello has one of those voices that jumps out of the speakers and grabs you from across the room."
-- Dirty Linen

"Her voice is a mixture of serenity and strength perfectly capable of causing a quiet storm. Mixing choice material with crack musicianship and faultless delivery "Innocent When You Dream" is an aural delight."
-- Rock 'N' Reel, UK

"Second Avenue is a satisfying release, sure to please Moscatiello's fans as well as lovers of beautifully sung folk"
-- All Music Guide

"Lisa Moscatiello has one of those voices that makes you stop whatever might be distracting you and say, "Who IS that?!... Call it folk, call it blues, call it jazz, call it torch, call it Celtic, call it New Age...call it sublime."
-- Green Man Review