Jailhouse Payback

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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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Saturday, November 11, 2017
8:00 pm

Jailhouse Payback is an Americana band from Rochester, Minnesota.

They have been playing together for 10 years and draw from influences such as the Decembrists, the Avett Brothers, Neil Young and Wilco. Their original music is available on I-tunes, Spotify and streaming music services, and has been played on radio stations in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Their distinctive sound comes from their emphasis on vocal harmonies, and the juxtaposition of dark and morbid lyrics with catchy and accessible melodies.

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