Freddy Faggot w/ Charlemagne and Gal n Lad

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, July 3, 2004

Freddy Faggot has been sharing his trademarked brand of strange, sarcastic, snotty and sweet acoustic music with madison\'s many-faceted music scene for over five years. His song topics have ranged from brutalizing police to pagan spirituality to various bodily functions. Including, but not exclusive to: love.

Charlemagne is Noahjohn singer Carl Johns. For the most part, the music is pop, sometimes borrowing elements of upbeat folk, roots-rock and droning psychedelia. Nevertheless, the songs have a certain sensibility and structure that share a common lineage with country. Charlemagne recently toured England with a 6-piece band. This performance will be as an acoustic duo. Ladybird will accompany with voice, triangle and tambourine.

Gal n Lad: Wisconsin pop magic with a somewhat Japanese sensibility. Keyboard, guitar, and drums. Two gals. One lad. Sometimes they wear motorcycle helmets. Influences range from circus
arrangements to Sam and Dave.

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