Bandera, like any small town, produces more than its share of bands featuring talented young musicians. Unfortunately, most disappear as quickly as they form, music drifting into memory.
Bella Fool, I can confidently say, is the best band I’ve heard come out of Bandera since Rune. They are the small-town equivalent of a supergroup: Gilbert Rivera on vocals, Christopher Peterson on guitar, Chris Byman on drums, Erik Hillman on bass. If I were to hand pick a set of talents, these guys would stand out on any list.
I had the chance to photograph Bella Fool at their weekly Bandera Bowl performance Thursday night, which has to be one of the most unique venues I’ve shot at. My full set of photos can be found in the Bandera.net Gallery:
You can catch up with Bella Fool’s music on MySpace and connect with the band on Facebook.
Don’t miss out; their Bandera Bowl weeklies are must-see, cover is cheap and includes bowling for hours, and there’s a big Bandera presence there for the band.
Below, Bella Fool’s great acoustic performance on KABB Fox News. Their musical magic here shows talent far beyond their years.
Ignoring the first quarter, Medina brought their A-game to their basketball playoff match against the Port Aransas Marlins at Pearsall tonight. The Bobcat boys picked up a big 71-30 win as they advance to the next round of post-season play, which I’m told will come Monday night.
Keep an eye on the @BanderaOutlaw Twitter feed on the right side of this page for details when they come my way. –>
The full set of photos from tonight’s game can be viewed in the Bandera.net Gallery:
Photos from this week’s Bandera Boys & Girls Club Spurs Youth Basketball League games comes to Bandera.net courtesy of photographer and newspaper editor Jessica Hawley-Jerome.
You can view the full album in the Bandera.net Gallery:
The Bandera Lady Bulldogs suffered a heartbreaking defeat to the Devine Arabians in the first round of varsity girls basketball playoffs this evening. The game was played at the Paul Taylor Field House in San Antonio.
Photos from the game can be viewed in the Bandera.net Gallery:
Comedy hypnotist Tim Castleman left the Bandera High School auditorium in stitches after his performance with some of Bandera’s finest young minds last Thursday.
Castleman’s show was to benefit the BHS senior class.
As always, you can view photos from the event in the Bandera.net Gallery:
I caught three Bandera basketball games last week, including some freshmen boys action, and you can view all three sets of photos in the Bandera.net Gallery:
Bulldog Times writer and Outlaw Intern Megan Greebon’s article “Life in a war zone after Bandera High School” was published this week in the Bandera Bulletin, bringing Greebon’s excellent reporting and writing to thousands of new readers.
Donkey basketball at Bandera High School was much fun tonight - photos up at Bandera.net sometime this week. 2010/03/09
@Zazoh Thanks Brian, I appreciate that! Medina gave me some great games to cover. Any news out your way? :) 2010/03/04
Tomorrow's Bulletin: horse w/rabies, 1st blood warrant executed, criminal charges in D'Spain animal seizure + more --> http://bit.ly/c4h4312010/03/03
Without the childish and renewing energy of headline writing, I fear I would die an ashen, frown-creased spiritual death. I love journalism. 2010/03/03
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