Tony Kay
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Tony Kay, the SunBreak's Music Editor, has been slugging it out in the journalistic front-line trenches of the Northwest music scene for over two decades in various websites and periodicals. In addition to covering music, arts, film, and whatever else strikes his fancy for the SunBreak, he also writes about film for City Arts magazine, covers live music for the Seattle Concerts Examiner, and periodically hosts Bizarro Movie Night at the Aster Coffee Lounge in Ballard. Tony was crowned Ultimate Film Fanatic of the Pacific Northwest on the Independent Film Channel game show The Ultimate Film Fanatic a few years ago, and he's got the wacky stories (and the rump-end of a trophy) to prove it.
The SIFF Red Carpet Becomes the Center of the Whedonverse (Photo Gallery)
17 May 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVHow Ray Harryhausen Changed My World (and Yours, Too)
11 May 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVCurtains for You Members Take Solo Flight on Saturday
03 May 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicOMD Will Touch You Once, Touch You Twice at the Showbox
05 Apr 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Music“Wrong” Messes With Your Head Something Fierce
05 Apr 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVJames Bond Saves the World all Month Long at the Grand Illusion
08 Mar 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVRetroactive Taxes Could Put a Hurt on Local Music Venues
20 Feb 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicLocal Musicians Show their Stuff on SIFF Uptown’s Big Screen Tonight
31 Jan 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TV, MusicStephen Fry Confronts the Warts-and-All Genius of Richard Wagner
25 Jan 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, Film & TV, MusicSeattle’s Music Community Celebrates Big Sexy Man Jake Hemming
18 Jan 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicQueen Anne Easy Street Records Says Goodbye This Week
16 Jan 2013 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicPicking the 12 Best Northwest Music Releases of 2012
29 Dec 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicA Few of My Favorite Rock Photos from 2012 (Photo Gallery)
21 Dec 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicAtomic Bride and The Chasers Bolster Walking Papers Show Saturday
13 Dec 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicKung Fu, Spaceships, and Disembodied Heads Trump Hobbits this Weekend
13 Dec 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVGigs4Good Decks the Halls of the Crocodile for Wintersong (Photo Gallery)
29 Nov 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicLove Battery, Truly, and Rusty Willoughby Fly a No-Toothless-Nostalgia Zone
27 Nov 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicUnsung Seattle Rock Heroes Play Columbia City on Black Friday
21 Nov 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSo Long Funhouse, and Thanks for the Fish (Photo Gallery)
05 Nov 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicRock and Roll Highlights from City Arts Fest 2012 (Photo Gallery)
26 Oct 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicRandom Highlights from City Arts Fest 2012, Hip Hop Division (Photo Gallery)
25 Oct 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSaturday Night’s Musical Selections at City Arts Fest
20 Oct 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicFriday Night’s Music Selections at City Arts Fest
19 Oct 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicTonight’s Music Selections at City Arts Fest
18 Oct 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Live Music Bets for the Weekend of October 12th through the 14th
12 Oct 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, MusicYour Live Music Bets for the Weekend of October 5th to the 7th
05 Oct 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicRedd Kross Still Do (Peach Kelli) Power Pop Right
13 Sep 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe Twenty Best Live Music Shows I Saw at Bumbershoot 2012 [Photo Gallery]
05 Sep 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATUREDThe Cult Sells Sanctuary (and Riffs) at the Neptune Tonight
21 Aug 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, MusicFort Union Reinvigorates Americana at the Tractor
27 Jul 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicCapitol Hill Block Party 2012: A SunBreak Round Table (and Photo Gallery)
24 Jul 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Best Bets for Live Music at the Capitol Hill Block Party
20 Jul 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe Young Evils Tear it Up at EP Release Party (Photo Gallery)
18 Jul 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe Young Evils Live Up to Their Name on Foreign Spells
13 Jul 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicPut the Blame on Rita Hayworth and Gilda at the Grand Illusion
12 Jul 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVFive Unmissable Acts at the West Seattle Summerfest This Weekend
11 Jul 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicTraveling Beyond the Black Rainbow with Director Panos Cosmatos
22 Jun 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVOver Two Dozen SIFF 2012 Movies Reviewed
08 Jun 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVA Chat with The Director of Game of Werewolves
02 Jun 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVTaking in SIFF 2012 Opening Night from the Red Carpet (Photo Gallery)
18 May 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVThe Brian Jonestown Massacre Takes the Neptune on a Long, Strange Trip (Photo Gallery)
10 May 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, MusicNerds Assemble! The Avengers (Surprise) Kicks Ass
04 May 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVThe Brian Jonestown Massacre Bring the Strange to the Neptune Saturday
03 May 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicRockabilly Queen Wanda Jackson Tears it Up at Neumo’s [Photo Gallery]
24 Apr 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicWeek One of the Sci-Fi Film Festival Launches Tonight
19 Apr 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Film & TVYour Live Music Bets for the Weekend of March 23 through the 25th
23 Mar 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicEighteen Individual Eyes Punish You with Kisses
20 Mar 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Live Music Bets for St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
16 Mar 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicLana del Rey Plays her First Live Seattle Gig…Sort Of…
09 Mar 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Live Music Bets for March 2nd to the 4th
02 Mar 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSeattle’s Best Pop Band Gets Its Moment in the Neumo’s Spotlight
23 Feb 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Live Music Bets for Presidents’ Day Weekend 2012
17 Feb 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicKris Orlowski Sings, Ragged and Right (Photo Gallery)
14 Feb 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSasquatch 2012 Line-Up Announced at Neptune Launch Party (Photo Gallery)
03 Feb 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSeaTac Airport Brings Seattle Music to the Traveling Masses
28 Jan 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Music, News, TransportationYour Live Music Bets for the Weekend of January 13th to the 15th
13 Jan 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicMusical Diamonds in the Rough: Five Northwest Music Acts to Watch in 2012 (Photo Gallery)
10 Jan 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe SunBreak’s Very Special Holiday Music Mix, Part 2
22 Dec 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe SunBreak Presents a Very Special Holiday Music Mix, Part 1
21 Dec 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Live Music Bets for the Weekend of December 16th through the 18th
16 Dec 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicGuns N’ Roses: The Axl Rose Show Comes to Seattle Friday
14 Dec 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Live Music Bets for the Weekend of December 9th to the 11th
09 Dec 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSoulful Sounds Warm a Frigid Friday Night in Columbia City (Photo Gallery)
05 Dec 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSanta Takes on The Devil in a Grudge Match in Ballard Tonight!
03 Dec 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVVisqueen Bids Fare-Thee-Well at the Neptune (Photo Gallery)
28 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe Posies Rock the Neptune (Photo Gallery)
23 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe Posies Re-frost the Beater at the Neptune Tomorrow Night
18 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicDoe Bay Doc Raises Funds with Evocative Acoustic Show
17 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicYour Best Live Music Bets for the Weekend of November 11 to the 13th
11 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicIf You Didn’t Get Enough Lemonhead(s) This Weekend…
08 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicMy Goodness, Ravenna Woods, and Sugar Sugar Sugar Rock Neumos Tomorrow Night
04 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicGoing on a Rockin’ Stroll Down Memory Lane with The Lemonheads
04 Nov 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe Cabaret Macabre Haunts Columbia City Theater Tonight
31 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicSo Much Horror Your Head Will Explode at the Grand Illusion Halloween Weekend
28 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVCity Arts Fest Trips Out and Rocks It Up Closing Weekend (Photo Gallery)
27 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicMad Rad and Katie Kate Work Up a Sweat at City Arts Fest [Photo Gallery]
24 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe SunBreak’s Picks for City Arts Fest Saturday
22 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Music, TheatreThe SunBreak’s Picks for City Arts Fest Friday
21 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Music, TheatreThe SunBreak’s Picks for City Arts Fest Thursday
20 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TV, Music, Theatre, Visual ArtsCity Arts Fest 2011 Brings the Noise to Seattle
17 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Music, TheatreHell Hath No Fury Like The Woman Unleashed
14 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVCatching Up with the Weekend’s Live Music Offerings
07 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicCan’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film in All its Gruesome Glory at EMP [Review and Slideshow]
06 Oct 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TVKultur Shock 15th Anniversary at Chop Suey [Slideshow]
28 Sep 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicIt was Twenty Years Ago Today: A SunBreak Roundtable on Nirvana and Nevermind
23 Sep 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicKultur Shock Celebrates Fifteen Years of Gypsy Punk at Chop Suey
23 Sep 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThirteen: A Lucky Number for the Fremont Abbey Arts Center
22 Sep 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicBlack Happy Celebrates Twenty Years of Punk Funk with Their Live DVD
19 Sep 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Film & TV, MusicParty Like It’s 1981 in Woodinville With Devo, The Psychedelic Furs & the Tom Tom Club
16 Sep 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, MusicThe Rockin’ Mr. (Tim) Rogers of You am I, Interviewed
10 Sep 2011 in Arts & Entertainment, ARTS_FEATURED, Music
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