Dan Phelps w/ The Afterwhile

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, July 15, 2016
8:00 pm

Illinois native Dan Phelps has been playing his unique style of blues and roots music for over 30 years. He has played all over the US as well as several tours to the UK, Ireland, and Europe. He has shared bills with Alvin Younblood Hart, Doug MacLeod, Pat Donohoe, as well as many others. His latest CD, "Going Home," has been met with critical acclaim and was nominated for best acoustic album of the year by Blues Blast Magazine in 2015.

The Afterwhile is an award winning folky/blues duo comprised of two highly talented and versatile sibling musicians. Together, with years of performing and touring experience The Afterwhile can cover a wide range of sonic platforms. They have been compared to the likes of Mumford & Sons, Johnny Cash, The Black Keys, Ray Lamontagne, and Dave Matthews just to name a few.

The Afterwhile's sibling harmonies coupled with the groups versatile instrumentation make for an old time sound with a modern twist. The duo's members Anthony Cuchetti (acoustic and electric guitar/harmonica/lead vocal), and his brother Chris Cuchetti (percussion/vocals), consistently bring audiences a musical experience and live show worth talking about.