Hard Proof

At 3, toddling businesses boast significant strides: They’re walking, out of nappies, and vehicular (tricycle über). In those same 36 months, Meanwhile Brewing built an electric car. Missing only from the South Austin brewery’s award-winning set up are hammocks to stay over following an afternoon with fam and friends in their forestry backyard. Tilted past underage bedtimes, four nights of free concerts realize the promise of their sweet stage. Thursday, Hard Proof (8:30pm) connects vintage scene brass and R&B to its current Latin explosion. Friday, the live music capital’s premiere soul knockouts Tomar & the FCs (8:30) deliver like Otis Redding at Monterey Pop. Saturday, Black Angels guitarist Christian Bland & the Revelators (8) blow off any residual Levitation steam, Otis the Destroyer (9:15) clears the woods with bar raucousness, and Night Beats (10:30) rides Western psych into the clearing. Sunday, melancholy cowpoke Lady Dan (7:30) and glam country Pelvis Wrestley (8:45) serve hair of the pooch. “They brew one of the best Pilsners in town,” reminds the Chronicle’s 2022 Best of Austin Critic’s Pick! – Raoul Hernandez