Eric Sommer - $6

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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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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Part urban poet, part guitar virtuoso and part vocal stylist, Eric Sommer brings an added dimension to any music venue.

Eric Sommer has played on many tours with the best: Jerry Douglas, John Mayall, Little Feat & Lowell George, David Bromberg, Wreckless Eric, Leon Redbone, Spider John Koerner, Brahm Tschaikovsky, Dr. John, The Byrds and many, many more.

"Anyone who's been in need of a fix of spectacular, percussive and virtuosic guitar work can rest easily. Eric Sommer's coming to town; One of the finest American guitar players on the road today Eric's truly an American original - a poet, songwriter, showman... and the master of all things Americana" - Savannah Connect

"stunning... aggressive... a powerful delivery of beautiful, eerily crafted pop songs mixed in with some of the most outstanding guitar jams I've ever heard..." - DC Music Match

"drop dead cool... gritty, raw and evocative... you don't know what's coming next..." - Indie Max

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