Peel a Peel w/ Deadbeat Pete

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, August 19, 2016
8:00 pm

Peel a Peel: Straight from the Midwest comes a funky quartet, with Motown and Hip Hop in their repertoire. Catchy, driving choruses will induce dancing and singing. Tunes range from simple, melodic, heartfelt songs to hard-hitting, distorted rockers. Sprinkled in are covers by The Kinks, Gnarls Barkley, Travis, and Sam Cooke. Looking for some new local music? Give this band a listen.

Deadbeat Pete: Gritty, grooving one-man band, Deadbeat Pete will astound the eye and the ear with guitar and vocals on top, and percussion on the bottom. Inventive punk/blues/folk songs done entirely by one man will inspire you to try this yourself. Continually evolving his set-up, you won't want to miss this exhibition of musical ingenuity. Rest assured, this will be a performance you'll remember and enjoy.