We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Diego ‘Bull” Avello. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Diego ‘Bull” below.
Diego ‘Bull”, appreciate you joining us today. Can you share a story about the kindest thing someone has done for you and why it mattered so much or was so meaningful to you?
When I was living and playing in Mexico, the family of my bass player, knowing that I didn´t have money and I was far from my home and family, they offered their home to live and they treat me as family.
Diego ‘Bull”, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
Rock and Roll Is For The Brave This Spaniard Took The Road Less Traveled To
Conquer American Rock and Roll.
Take modern Rock and Roll, mix it with Texas Blues-Rock and a hint of Spaniard
flare, you will get an explosive cocktail called “Bull y Los Búfalos”.
This Rock band, based in Austin, Texas was founded in Spain by Diego “Bull” Avello
who took the road less traveled and brought his music from Europe, to all around
Mexico and ultimately to the USA.
With many successful national and international tours, a powerful live
performance, songs featured in the globally distributed TV series, “MAYANS MC”,
three studio albums, several singles and video releases, a live album, Gibson &
Epiphone endorsements, music awards… Now, coming out with a first single and
music video “Dinero Primero”, here you are their new EP, explosive, fresh, raw and
definitely full of FURY! (HERE)
Austin, TX, May 2022
This unusual band is currently located in Austin, TX, ready to burn any night with a
powerful live show. The appeal of Bull y los Búfalos lies in the power of their concerts
based on the charisma and unleashed energy of a 6´6¨ front man like Diego “Bull” Avello
and musicians who distill the most genuine Rock & Roll with a subtle Spanish vibe. Their
songs in English and Spanish represent a fascinating musical crossover feeking like ZZ Top
meets Robert Rodriguez.
They named their sound as “Stubborn Rock”, based on their philosophy of never giving up
or losing sight of their goals. That determination, love for music and overcoming has led
Bull and his Bufalos to participate in major Biker festivals in the United States and Mexico,
perform at the South By Southwest Festival, NBA half time game for the San Antonio
Spurs, set on fire the iconic Whisky a Go-Go in Los Angeles, 3 songs placed on a mayor TV
show, awards, music videos, live and studio albums… this is the story:
Asturias, Spain: Starting Point
Bull, leader of Bull and the Bufalos, was born in a small town in northern Spain, Cangas del
Narcea, located in the beautiful state of Asturias. From there, his life has taken him to
Madrid, Mexico, Los Angeles and Austin chasing the dream of rock and roll.
The music of Little Richard, Elvis and Eddie Cochram changed his life as a child. As
teenager, he soon founded his first band working hard to buy their first instruments,
selling breakfast buns among their neighbors to collect the money. Soon after, they
managed to get some nuns to give them a place to rehearse in their monastery. After a
few months of feasts and wild rehearsals, the nuns made a curious request: to play during
a mass. The mass became a rock homily. The songs of the band resonated throughout
Spain due to the unexpected presence of a journalist who published a report on his
performance on national newspapers.
Bull y los Búfalos are born in Madrid
Shortly after, Bull moves to Madrid. There he founded Bull y los Búfalos, just one hour
after arriving in the city with several musicians from the Madrid rock scene. Its name is
due to a National Geographic article dedicated to the buffalo that would describe how
they faced the storms to cross them as soon as possible instead of waiting for them to
finish. It was the attitude he wanted to express in his music and in his band.
After several tours in Spain, they launch their first album “Quien dijo miedo?” (HERE)
alternating music and different jobs, Bull opens an Adventure Off Roading Company. This
company absorved most of the Bull’s time with frecuent trips to Sahara desert in North of
Africa, the beaches of Portugal and the mountains of Spain. Finally, Bull decided to devote
himself completely to his musical project and took it to the other side of the ocean. First
stop: Mexico.
The Mexican Adventure
No friends, no contacts, no place to stay, but even with those conditions, Bull lived three
years of pure Rock & Roll in the Mexican capital, Mexico City. He found brilliant Mexican
musicians who he toured with incessantly throughout the country performing for big
crowds at Harley Davidson events and participating in Biker Rallies such as Mazatlan
Motorcycle Week with an astounding show to 18,000 motorcyclists. They also launched
their second album “Más tiempo que vida” (HERE) mastered by Vlado Meller, mastering
engineer of Metallica, Rolling Stones, Kid Rock…
After many kilometers of road alternating big and small venues, a lot of adventures, some
of them kind of dangerous… he said goodbye to his Mexican experience playing at the
MotoFiesta de León for 25,000 spectators. Behind were songs, video clips, press tours and
an extensive tour, but also a fascination for the Mexican culture that accompanies him in
his songs and his tattoos. We are in 2014, next step… USA!
USA:
Bull arrives in Austin Texas in November 2014, where inmideately felt very inspired by the
Texas Blues Rock music and Country sounds. With just a suitcase, a guitar and a few
dollars the beginnings were hard. Trying to get a work Visa was the first task. Finally he got
honored with the artist Visa “Extraordinary abilities in the art of music” and starts playing
in 2015. After that, he recruits new musicians and records his first full English album
“Animal” (HERE) .The band didn’t stop since that, releasesing different singles and music
videos, like “Hasta que la Muerte nos separe (Till death do us part)” (HERE) where
western music meets Rock and Roll or “Alone with the King” (HERE) an Elvis Presley
tribute song about a trip Bull made to Graceland were he had the luck to visit the King’s
mansion just by himself.
The English and Spanish crossover set him apart from the other Texas Rock bands and has
led him to perform in the NBA playoffs at the AT & T Center in San Antonio, in major
festivals such as the SXSW, and in different Biker events throughout Texas including ROT
Rally.
During a brief stint in Los Angeles in 2018, Bull y los Búfalos opened for Dizzy Reed,
keyboardist of Guns n ‘Roses, in the legendary Whisky a Go-Go and performed in various
L.A. venues.
2019 was a great year, Bull ends up being sponsored by “Gibson USA” and “Lethal Threat
Designs” a biker clothing brand from New York. They were awarded “Best Hard Rock Band
in Texas” by the prestigious MXD Magazine -Dallas, Texas. Also, on September 3rd, FX
broadcasted the premiere of the second season of “Mayans MC” in the United States with
“Bull y Los Búfalos” as part of the soundtrack. “Mayans MC” is more than a TV show, it is a
worldwide icon. The series is the sequel to the award-winning “Sons of Anarchy” and has
had a successful public and critical reception that has made it one of the top series of the
year.
With three studio albums and several singles and music videos, in january 2020, they
launched “Handmade – Live in Texas” (HERE) recorded in Austin,TX. Their first live album
where you can hear and feel their powerful live performance.
Pandemic Break… Bad times for everyone, specially for the music industry. Bull decides to
minimalizes his life style and expenses. He goes to primitive camping in Lake Georgetown,
Texas. There, into the wild, Bull finds the necessary inspiration to write new songs and
also record a demo with just a hand recorder. That demo leads to the new EP album
“Fury” (HERE).
In 2022 they signed to Paramour Group Management and under the label Paramour
Records, they launch the EP album “Fury”. explosive, fresh, raw and definitely full of
FURY!. Opening with a new music video and first single “Dinero Primero” (HERE)
There is still a long way to go for Bull and his Buffalos, many battles to fight. A route that
began more than 5000 miles from the United States and that has taken him to explore the
wildest and most honest face of rock, demonstrating something that Diego “Bull” often
points out: Rock and Roll is for the brave
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
I believe that “honesty” is the only way to drive your artistic career and also your life. You need to be honest with your art, with your self and also with your fans, it’s the only way to survive and to highlight in a actually fake world. My goal is to keep my music real and also my life.
Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?
I knew the Rock and Roll life was hard, taking the road less traveled is always a difficult road but with a very rich reward. I wish I knew earlier that is a such a lonely road to be emotionally prepared. It’s a lesson that I learn later on, however and made me tougher and less depended of people.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.bullylosbufalos.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bullylosbufalos_official/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bullylosbufalos
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-bull-avello/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/bullylosbufalos
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bullbufalo1975
- Other: EPK: https://www.bullylosbufalos.com/epk/
Image Credits
Personal (white guitar): MARIE RANDALL Live: KIM YARBROUG Car: RUSTY CHROME