Shauna Wells, Chris Plata and Marques Bovre

Art in the cafe...

John Isaac Lyons


"Drawings and Paintings by Isaac Lyons"


November 2025



Isaac Lyons grew up in an artistic family in the woods west of Madison Wisconsin. While surrounded by nature in his youth, Lyons was drawn to the urban aesthetic of trains, street art and Hip Hop culture. As a teenager he spent most of his free time painting graffiti in abandoned buildings, under bridges and on trains. He has also completed many murals around Wisconsin and the midwest. Isaac’s recent works on canvas have moved away from the Postmodern Figurative/Symbolic, as he is now embracing a Neo Abstract Expressionist aesthetic. These paintings, exude raw brush work, and reveal his knack for color and...
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Friday, February 13, 2004

Marques Bovre, Cris Plata and Shauna Wells team up to give you a great
evening of entertainment with some of Madison\'s best songwriters. Marques
Bovre is well known from his band \"Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins\" which
enjoyed a large following throughout the Mid-west and national praise from
Billboard Magazine. Bovre is flying solo these days and just released a new
CD, \"Marques Bovre\'s Yarn: The Great Unraveling\".

Cris Plata is well known for his original brand of Tex-Mex music and his
band \"Cris Plata and the Extra Hots\". A talented songwriter and performer,
Plata\'s soulful style really shines with his solo performances. He recently
released a CD, \"Life is Hard\".

The evening\'s opening performer will be local singer/songwriter Shauna
Wells. Wells performs lyrcial acoustic pop music with a jazz edge and a
contemporary style.

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