Boo Bradley w/ Poor Elvis - $6

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, June 2, 2012

\"Madison outfit Boo Bradley grounds its acoustic blues in Scott \"Boo\" Kiker\'s gritty guitar work. Unlike a lot of upstart young roots bands relieving the nation\'s thrift stores of old waistcoats, Boo also has the genuine wear and tear of traveling and street busking in its music-during the warmer months, the group\'s performances are a favorite on State Street and at the Dane County Farmers\' Market. All that mileage isn\'t necessarily a burden, either. Thanks to Kiker\'s feel for the acoustic guitar\'s sonic quirks, Boo Bradley is as warm and fun as blues acts come these days.\" - A.V. Events, Onion

Poor Elvis is Andrew Francis & Pamela Maurer, a Chicago-based duo that play hot-rockin\', ear-splittin\' original and traditional gospel tunes, blues ballads, and folk songs on guitar, washboard, mouth-harp, and ukulele.

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