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Season Ammons

Award-winning Texas Americana Artist Unveils Frank Yet Fun New Album Due July 2023

No Restraint is award-winning Americana artist Season Ammons’ most freewheeling and fun release to date, despite its sometimes-weighty subject matter. With some rebel country accents, Motown-y soul, and rootsy blues enhanced by vivid ‘80s production flourishes, this ultra-relatable and stylistically diverse album is poised to propel Ammons far beyond cult status.

Building on the momentum of her acclaimed sophomore collection, 2019’s Soul/Blues Abbey Road-recorded Steel Hearts coupled with her multiple Top 40 Texas Country hit album “Neon Side of Town” she seems to fit somewhere neatly between the “Don’t Fence Me In” mentality of Texas Country and the open arms of Americana. Her latest Americana offering “No Restraint” finds Ammons exploring both the psychological troughs and creative freedoms of the pandemic, while also revisiting older songs that found fresh resonance during lockdowns that challenged her sobriety and self-identity.


“Having no restraint is my biggest asset and also my biggest downfall,” she explained. “During the pandemic I went through a full spectrum of a mental breakdown but also a breakthrough.”

Recorded with her longtime producer David Percefull in small-town Wimberley, Texas during a pandemic-enforced hiatus from playing standing-room-only shows everywhere from London to Nashville, No Restraint captures Ammons taking her time – and some chances. A Trojan Horse of an album, it sweetens serious subject matter – heartache, addiction, self-actualization, mental health – with a wide-eyed playfulness rare in such a seasoned artist.

“I feel like my soul writes songs to help me make sense of life’s journey,” said Ammons. “But, as much as I write for my own healing and understanding, I feel like this new album has universal themes. I want that sense of relatability, authenticity, empowerment – and enjoyment for the listener!”

*Awards: Texas Country Music Association Award of Distinction (2012);  Emerald Coast BMA Awards for Best Country Artist (2015), Best Female Vocalist (2017) and Best Singer/Songwriter (2017); Texas Music Awards nominee for Best Female Vocalist (2020)

Worried Men

Worried Men

As one of the longest running bands in Steamboat, Worried Men is a four piece band that knows how to jam! The band plays tunes ranging from Grateful Dead to the Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. Featuring Jon Gibbs on guitar and vocals; Randy Kelley on guitar and mandolin; and Willie Samuelson on bass.
Morningside String Band

Morningside String Band

The Morningside String Band is based out of Steamboat Springs, CO. The band formed in 2019 originally as an acoustic trio, but they’ve since expanded to a 5 piece, adding percussion and electric guitar, though they still often play smaller venues as a trio. The current lineup includes: Craig Thornhill (acoustic guitar, vocals) / Paul Geppert (mandolin and vocals) / Tim Cunningham (upright bass) / Courtney La Zier (electric guitar and vocals) and Gabe Hedstrom (drums/percussion/jokes).

The band tends to have an eclectic mix of songs in their live shows, mixing originals and covers, rooted in blues, reggae, bluegrass, funk, jam and rock. All the members of the band have lived in various parts of Colorado for decades and played in many other music projects over the years. The band’s sounds lends its self to live performances, adapting their setlists and jams/arrangements to the energy of the crowds and venue. The band is known around Steamboat for playing festive outdoor gigs in the spring and summer.

Worried Men

Worried Men – Electric Show

As one of the longest running bands in Steamboat, Worried Men is a four piece band that knows how to jam! The band plays tunes ranging from Grateful Dead to the Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. Featuring Jon Gibbs on guitar and vocals; Randy Kelley on guitar and mandolin; and Willie Samuelson on bass.