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Chris Lay

A longtime Tone Madison contributor and former archivist for the Wisconsin State Journal, Chris Lay has also been referred to as a “cool ninja” by the Insane Clown Posse.

Chris's Latest Articles

Madison calendar, April 6 through 12

"The Conversation," Dave Attell, Bonny Doon, and more events of note in Madison this week.

What we’ve seen at the 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival so far

From the transcendent to the "sick, sick, sick!"

The recent travails of the Wisconsin Film Festival trailer

Tales of cows, campfire songs, and hate mail.

Podcast: Pedal pubs are capital-B Bad

Our classic essay on pedal pubs, now in audio form.

Madison calendar, March 30 through April 5

Jenny Hval, Margaret Atwood, Marilynn Crispell, Fishbone, and more events of note in Madison this week.

“American Anarchist” wrestles with a conflicted legacy

The documentary about the author of "The Anarchist Cookbook" screens at the 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival.

The stitched-together fest-friendly frustrations of “Fraud”

Dean Fleischer-Camp's controversial "found footage" drama comes to the Wisconsin Film Festival.

Podcast: The anxious rustling of film fest schedules

A conversation about the impending 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival.

Madison calendar, March 23 through 29

Reza Aslan, Print & Resist, Kris Kristofferson, Sincere Life, and more events of note in Madison this week.

Madison calendar, March 16 through 22

The Smells, Greg Ward, Marty Stuart, Sound Out Loud, and more events of note in Madison this week.