After an almost hour-long delay due to a threat of lightning, the band began another year of Bandapalooza. Up on the conductors’ podium, Mr. Junkin, the band’s associate director, spoke to the band from up above, surrounded by the evening’s sunset. “Obviously we got a little delayed and so the sun set a little bit earlier than we would have liked, but it’s just a chance for the parents to come out and to see how we go about our rehearsal cause a lot of times they don’t get to see how everything gets done,” he said. “They see the performances on the field but not necessarily how they’re created.” Bandapalooza marks the countdown to Taco Shack, the first and biggest football game of the season, just a little under a week away. The band’s preview performed tonight will be put on the big stage at House Park next Thursday. Photo and caption by Lillian Gray. #dayinthelifeatmac #bandapalooza #tacoshack