Yid Vicious and Friends present A Tribute to David Austin - $10

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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, January 29, 2010

Proceeds benefit La Jugarreta

As local klezmophiles know, Yid Vicious members past and present gather each year at Mother Fool-s to mark the anniversary of the band-s debut concert on Groundhog Day 1996. This year, as we celebrate 14 years of music-making, we remember our friend and bandmate David Austin, who passed away in August. Join us as we celebrate David-s life with music and merriment. All proceeds benefit La Jugarreta in Tepoztlan, Mexico, a community organization with a spirit of joy and play to support children and youth.

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