Doug Hoekstra w/ Hayward Williams

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, December 16, 2005

Raised in Chicago and presently residing in Nashville, singer-songwriter Doug Hoekstra---s perchance for painting musical landscapes has been lauded by critics, djs, and fans throughout the United States and Europe, earning him a reputation as a man with an ear for a phrase and an eye for detail. CMJ Music Monthly has called him a ---songwriter---s songwriter--- and Wired observed that while ---a lot of people write songs; Hoekstra writes five-minute worlds.--- His gentle baritone anchors his music, setting realistic narratives against an effective backdrop of memorable melodies, easy rhythms, and occasionally, unexpected arrangement touches.

Hayward Williams' live performances provide fans with solid guitar playing, soaring vocals and an assortment of interesting and sometimes ironic cover material. His original music blends strong melodies with lyrics that reflect his smart sense of humor. Built on a foundation of folk, blues and soul, his material has been compared to Ryan Adams, Jeff Buckley and Beck.

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