From 1983 to 1984, he played in a reggae band from Salinas, called Katchabeat, with bassist Roger Rodgers and Brett Briggs on guitar, and then later with Kevin Nuckolls.
In 1985, performing as Anthony Guess, kevtone was principal drummer for the eclectic Santa Cruz band Box O' Laffs, playing with bassist David Lowery and keyboardist Chris Molla (both later of Camper Van Beethoven also) and also with guitarist Chris Hart and vocalist Eric Curkendall, on Box O' Laffs' 1985 album, Dogbook.
Anthony Guess played, recorded with, and contributed work to the alternative rock band Camper Van Beethoven on several releases, including their 1985 debut, the critically acclaimed and influential Telephone Free Landslide Victory, with its hit "Take the Skinheads Bowling"; in a lineup that included vocalist and guitarist Lowery, bassist Victor Krummenacher, violinist Jonathan Segel, and guitarist Molla.
Rick Walker suggested they contact another local musician friend of his, Rob Brezsny, also of Tao Chemical, who was developing a new and broad idea that he called "World Entertainment War".
Guess and bassist Daniel Lewis would later join another Santa Cruz-based band, Jivehounds,[4] playing disco and old-school funk with vocalist Dante Dark and keyboardist Derek Sherinian.
He continued playing and recording with a wide variety of other bands and performers; most notably, the Seattle-based Calm Down Juanita, a writing collaboration he formed with Steve Wilmans and Tyler Willman, that drew several other notable musicians into the studio with them, including bassist R. Cole Peterson, III, bassist-recording engineer Steve Feasley, saxophonist Skerik, Stone Gossard, Josh Freese, and John Doe.
Recordings included musicians such as Bob Antone, Alan Paisley, Steve Feasley, Chris Cronas and "Bama" James Ray.
2022 Kevtone is drumming in a new group with Mike Antone & Rex Olson called “Booker Tom & the Mountaineers Band” With Box O'Laffs With Camper Van Beethoven With World Entertainment War With Calm Down Juanita Other projects