APLR Presents: The Animeros<\/p>\n
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026<\/p>\n
AyurPrana Listening Room – 312 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806<\/p>\n
Doors 6PM || Event 7PM<\/p>\n
The Animeros<\/p>\n
With musical notes that span well beyond genres like bolero, psychedelic, and cumbia, The Animeros not only make their audience hit the dance floor, but they also invite their listeners and tastemakers alike to a glimpse of their rich cultural upbringing.<\/p>\n
The group who is made up of Nick Tozzo (drummer and percussionist), Nicolas Sanchez (bassist), and Mauro Lopez (guitarist) 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.<\/p>\n
Sanchez\u2019s Colombian roots, growing up listening to his parents\u2019 beloved salsa and cumbia; Lopez\u2019s parents\u2019 Mexican and American discography, which spanned from traditional Tejano to improvised jazz; and Tozzo\u2019s love for jazz and salsa music, the latter stemming from his college years, leading him to study and live in Colombia to experience music greats first-handedly. All of this, paired with their undeniable chemistry and meshed with their now hometown Austin\u2019s innovative creative sounds has led them to create the unique sonic movement that is The Animeros, a name inspired by Colombian shamans who would usher lost souls to their peace.<\/p>\n
Their journey took an unexpected turn when their music reached the ears of Dan Auerbach, the Grammy Award winning producer, songwriter, and frontman of The Black Keys. Auerbach first heard them by chance, music floating from an open hotel window that stopped him in his tracks. Captivated, he made a note to track them down, and within a year, that chance encounter led to something bigger. Now signed to Auerbach\u2019s Easy Eye Sound label, The Animeros are preparing to release their debut album next year, produced exclusively by Auerbach himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like it\u2019s only a matter of time for these guys and for the music that they play. All they have to do is be themselves,\u201d Auerbach said about the trio. \u201cThey\u2019re playing the kind of music that they can play forever until they\u2019re 100 years old because it\u2019s rooted in history, but it\u2019s very much in the present.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we first talked, one of the things was our love for the nuance in Latin music,\u201d Lopez shared. \u201cThat\u2019s what initially drew ourselves to each other\u2026 That\u2019s like a language among musicians.\u201d Tozzo also talked about their shared musical bond: \u201cWhat makes our chemistry special is that even if one of us has just a glimpse of an idea, together we can take that and really create something out of it.\u201d \u201cThat encyclopedia of [music] knowledge everyone brings\u2026That\u2019s what\u2019s really appealing about this project. It\u2019s not just surface level. Everybody\u2019s going pretty deep on it,\u201d Sanchez added.<\/p>\n
The Animeros are on the cusp of reaching new audiences all over the globe. More singles are coming with a new album on the way in 2026 via Easy Eye Sound.<\/p>\n
All ages
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