The Crooked Mouth 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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Ruth Comfort


"The Metaphysical Affect"


January 2026



A diverse collection of mixed mediums, extensively encapsulating my heart and soul concerning the dreams of the human condition. ARTISAN RUTH COMFORT My given name is Ruth Comfort. Named after the amazing artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. I hail from a very long line of artisans and musicians. Even dating back to the great German philosopher...
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Saturday, December 8, 2018
8:00 pm

Chicago-based, genre-defying five person outfit, with a storytelling, air cane playing front man. Alt-punk cabaret? Maybe.

Long ago, there was Maestro Subgum and The Whole, a band of epic proportions, from which grew the Curious Theatre Branch, from which grew, later, The Crooked Mouth: two mamas, a grandpa, the world's oldest teenager, and Troy.

Beau O'Reilly ~ lead vocals and good cheer
T-Roy Martin ~ guitar, banjo, uke, vocals
Jenny Magnus ~ drums, vocals
Heather Riordan ~ accordion
Vicki Walden ~ bass, vocals

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