The Austin-based 10-piece collective of musicians known as Hard Proof are a Funk bomb waiting to explode on their 2017 LP "Stinger". The fiery and upbeat fusion that makes up the Hard Proof sound is a mix of numerous talent which represent an emerging movement of Southern Funk music, including members of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, The Calm Blue Sea, Cougar, Ocote Soul Sounds, Spanish Gold, and several other notable Austin acts.