Crooked Mouth String Bandw/ special guest Bob Jacobson - $7

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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Saturday, May 8, 2010

String band cabaret? Vaudeville honky-tonk?

Featuring former members of the legendary Maestro Subgum & The Whole, The Crooked Mouth String Band combine the folksiness of old-timey string bands with the harmonies and sensibilities of Bertolt Brecht.

Hailing from the world of Chicago's vibrant theater scene, Crooked Mouth puts on a delightfully entertaining show. Not to be missed.

Bob Jacobson played with Maestro Subgum during its glory days (at least they seem like glory days in 20-20 hindsight) of the late '80s and early '90s. He was the self-proclaimed idiot-genius behind such esteemed Madison outfits as Yid Vicious, The Theramones, and Optometri, and has also dabbled in Latin music and a few other things he has stumbled across haphazardly.

This show is not to be missed!

BEAU O'REILLY [lead vocals and good cheer]
MATT TEST [accordion, banjo, piano, backup vocals]
TROY MARTIN [guitar, banjo, backup vocals]
JENNY MAGNUS [drums, backup vocals]

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