If you have come to this site looking for photos of the 6th Annual Kiteborading Masters please follow this link to the Flickr sets. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gonzoshots/sets/72157623544482380/. Above is Master Tom Reynolds flying high over Skyline.
The following photos are from February 27, 2010. Saturdays photos will be up later tonight.

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Mars Volta lead singer Cedric Bixler Zavala was just one of many great progressive rock bands that performed at the 2009 Monolith Festival, but the future of the festival is in question due to sponsorship, or possible lack thereof, in any case this festival that was held at the world famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in [...]

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James McMurtry performed at Utah’s finest venue, The State Room on February 24th, 2010. The show had been SOLD OUT for weeks and desperate McMurtry fans working Craig’s List hard for any available tickets. The stoic McMurty dazzled his adoring Utah fans with his guitar prowess, one of a kind voice  and stellar songwriting. [...]

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I walked into the The State Room in Salt Lake City Utah on February 24, 2010 before the doors were officially opened to get  some interior shots for the venue owner, as I approached the stage I met a smiling face and an outstretched hand. A young man was setting up his guitar and [...]

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The one of  kind website, GrooveMine.com out of Seattle has created a best of 2009 slideshow showcasing my work, you can see it here: http://www.groovemine.com/rantsraves_reviews

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Andrew McMahon of Jack’s Mannequin plays every show like its his last. The first time I saw this band was at Denver’s Mile High Music Festival in 2009. That festival included over 60 bands including some very major players like Tool, The Fray and Incubus and then there was this mid day show, a [...]

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Tomorrows Bad Seeds brought their high-energy mix of Reggae, Rock, Punk, Soul and Hip Hop to the Velour lounge in Provo Utah February 4, 2010 warming up the stage for Trevor Hall. As the temperatures outside hovered in the 30’s, inside the temperature in this packed venue must have been in the 90’s and up [...]

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Cameron Rafati, a Utah native now based out of L.A. returned to play at numerous shows at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City which included a set an acoustic version of Ghetto Superstar with Pras of the Fuges at the Haiti Benefit show. After Sundance I caught up with him for a show at [...]

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Trevor Hall, Chris Steele and “Super” Mario Pagliarulo rolled into Utah in their trusty old van Lakeesha. It was almost exactly a year since their last visit to Utah, and the size of the crowd had nearly doubled. Trevor has just returned from his annual trip to India and he seemed energized. Trevor travels to [...]

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While wandering aimlessly around Park City during the 2010 Sundance festival I found myself in a whiskey distillery/restaurant called the High West Distillery, and ran into a great local band that goes by the name of Lash Larue. Their sound was a nice combination of folk, country and some soft rock rolled in, I was [...]

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