Amelia Royko w/ Oldmanoak

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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Ruth Comfort


"The Metaphysical Affect"


January 2026



A diverse collection of mixed mediums, extensively encapsulating my heart and soul concerning the dreams of the human condition. ARTISAN RUTH COMFORT My given name is Ruth Comfort. Named after the amazing artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. I hail from a very long line of artisans and musicians. Even dating back to the great German philosopher...
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Saturday, October 2, 2004

Amelia Royko says, \"I\'m a twinkly folk musician with a house-ridden rock \'n\' roll air guitar show.\"

What she means to say is, \"I write really good pop-rock tunes that manage to sound just a little bit \'country.\' I won a bunch of awards last year for my debut CD and people really like my shows.\"

So, come on down...

\"Oldmanoak\" (John Williams) is a solo acoustic folk artist from Waukesha, WI. His performances are a blend of his original music and an assortment of interesting and sometimes ironic cover material.

Oldmanoak\'s material consists of bitter melodies and a sense of humor which are held together by a foundation of folk, blues and soul. Because of his solid guitar playing and soaring vocals, Oldmanoak has been compared to artists such as Ryan Adams, Jeff Buckley and Beck.

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