Author 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.lay82@gmail.com Chris's Latest Articles Madison calendar, April 6 through 12 By Scott Gordon, Chris Lay, Mike Noto, Chali Pittman, Joel Shanahan & David Wolinsky ● Music ● April 5, 2017 "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 By Grant Phipps & Chris Lay ● Film ● April 4, 2017 From the transcendent to the "sick, sick, sick!" The recent travails of the Wisconsin Film Festival trailer By Chris Lay ● Film ● March 30, 2017 Tales of cows, campfire songs, and hate mail. Podcast: Pedal pubs are capital-B Bad By Chris Lay ● Culture ● March 30, 2017 Our classic essay on pedal pubs, now in audio form. Madison calendar, March 30 through April 5 By Scott Gordon, Chris Lay, Erica Motz, Mike Noto, Grant Phipps, Joel Shanahan & Zack Stafford ● Music ● March 29, 2017 Jenny Hval, Margaret Atwood, Marilynn Crispell, Fishbone, and more events of note in Madison this week. “American Anarchist” wrestles with a conflicted legacy By Chris Lay ● Film ● March 29, 2017 The documentary about the author of "The Anarchist Cookbook" screens at the 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival. The stitched-together fest-friendly frustrations of “Fraud” By Chris Lay ● Film ● March 27, 2017 Dean Fleischer-Camp's controversial "found footage" drama comes to the Wisconsin Film Festival. Podcast: The anxious rustling of film fest schedules By Scott Gordon, Chris Lay, Grant Phipps & Mark Riechers ● Film ● March 23, 2017 A conversation about the impending 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival. Madison calendar, March 23 through 29 By Emili Earhart, Scott Gordon, Chris Lay, Erica Motz, Mike Noto, Chali Pittman, Joel Shanahan & David Wolinsky ● Music ● March 22, 2017 Reza Aslan, Print & Resist, Kris Kristofferson, Sincere Life, and more events of note in Madison this week. Madison calendar, March 16 through 22 By Emili Earhart, Scott Gordon, Chris Lay, Erica Motz, Mike Noto, Chali Pittman & Joel Shanahan ● Music ● March 15, 2017 The Smells, Greg Ward, Marty Stuart, Sound Out Loud, and more events of note in Madison this week. Posts pagination Previous 1 … 7 8 9 … 15 Next