Hard Proof & The Animeros

$15 cover. No advance tickets — tickets available at the door. 21+ only. Hard Proof plays at 10:00 PM; The Animeros play around 11:45 PM. For more info: event page.

Entering their 16th year as a band, Hard Proof has established itself as an Austin institution ready to bring the party to the rest of the world. The Austin-based ten-piece collective of musicians known as Hard Proof began by studying the blueprint of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band, as well as funk and jazz from the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2008, Hard Proof features members of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Black Pumas, Cougar, Grupo Fantasma, Spoon, Brownout, the Echocentrics, and several other notable Austin acts.

Hailing from Austin, Texas, The Animeros craft a genre-blending sound that drifts between the lush jungles of Colombia, the palm-lined streets of 1960s coastal Mexico, and the dusty cantinas of West Texas. Since forming in 2024, their distinctive style and captivating live shows have struck a chord with audiences and tastemakers alike — including Dan Auerbach, who is releasing their first two tracks on Easy Eye Sound.