Easily Amused w/ Sasha Mercedes

Art in the cafe...

Laurel Statz


"The Spectator"


December 2025



Laurel Statz is a painter and Madison area native. Her work, while figurative, is influenced by abstraction and minimalism. The paintings often have a quick and instinctual nature, capturing just what’s needed. While she often times herself to eliminate extra details and over-precision, she has ventured into more detailed works as well. Laurel does not attach narrative to her pieces. Rather, she thinks of them like a journaling process for her scatter-brained psyche. The figures in the pieces are meant to be processing tools for the artist and the viewer. She hopes that seeing these figures helps the...
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Saturday, April 17, 2004

Easily Amused is Ren--e Lamoureux and Keith Macpherson. This Canadian duo\'s songs combine searing harmonies and sophisticated, infectious songwriting. Two years and almost 400 live performances later, Keith and Renee have garnered Canadian Music Week\'s award for Best Online Indie Artist and are poised for a much bigger breakthrough with the release of their second CD, \"Simple Stuff.\"

Singer/songwriter Sasha Mercedes has performed from coast to coast. With a witty and down to earth stage presence, brilliant lyrics born of true experience and command of a rock solid guitar style, she never fails to draw an audience into the realm of her art.

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