Katie Todd w/ Stephanie Rearick

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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Friday, November 18, 2005

Katie Todd usually fronts the Katie Todd Band. She'll be leaving them in Chicago this time though as she heads north for this speical solo show. As one of the brighter emerging songwriters Katie's shows are not to miss.

"Her unique voice is enchanting and her musical style is captivating; there is a welcome depth to the songs, and a heartfelt message intertwined with her talented handling of the piano." - Singer Magazine

"Rearick's a genre-bounding vocalist,keyboard player and trumpeter who takes great care bringing together things indie with her classical and art-music influences." - The Isthmus

Stephanie Rearick has been performing and recording since 1993, as frontwoman for Your Mom, Your Mom SRO, and the Coma Savants, occasional side-musician, film scorer and accompanist, and solo artist.

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