Tony B

Art in the cafe...

Tamara Lea Kaufman


"pretty ~ ugly"


February 2026



Artist Statement Tamara Lea Kaufman’s personal artwork ranges from serious to quirky, dark, adult-themed humor. She creates multimedia assemblage, collage, and dioramas made from HO-scale railroad hobby miniatures, preserved insects, paint, embroidery, found objects, and typically discarded materials such as candy wrappers and the overlooked debris of everyday life. Her work explores topics of consumption, waste, desire, relationships, psychology, politics, societal pressures and the levity of humor needed to survive it all. It gives her joy to repurpose materials into something new, useful, or...
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Friday, September 9, 2005

Tony B---s music blends rock, jazz, folk and country with introspective, soul-searching lyrics that seek the light at the end of the tunnel. In short, his music finds the heart of the matter. His latest recordings are stripped down because that---s the way they should be: it---s all about the song and the voice.

Since launching his music career in 2003, this Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter has built a solid and consistent Southern California following, performing extensively on the west coast in clubs including the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip, the Viper Room, The Whisky a-Go-Go, Hard Rock Caf--, the El Rey Theater and many more. His songs have been in rotation at over 200 college radio stations throughout the U.S. Billboard Magazine has recognized him for his songwriting; recently, he has licensed over a dozen songs to MTV to be used in an upcoming show to be aired in September 2005.

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