Ivan Klipstein w/ The Auroratones - $8 admission / $12 bundle admission*

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, April 22, 2011

Madison\'s favorite label-defying songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist/illustrator/adventurer/troubadour presents a very special evening to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the release of his Lifestyle! album, still shining bright as one of the most unique pop records in midwestern history. The Madison native, who now splits his time between New Orleans and Vermont, will return to town for one night only, to perform the sixteen song cycle in it\'s entirety before those gathered within the tall, vibrant walls of Mother Fool\'s. Opening act The Auroratones is Mr. Klipstein\'s current songwriting and record-producing outlet. Expect a one-of-a-kind evening of song and sound, ripe with delicious surprises.

*Bundle admission includes original Lifestyle! CD with new liner notes, plus commemorative poster, and a download code for the new alternate-version album of demos and other oddities... nearly three hours of recorded music in all!