Jason Arnold and the Stepsiders
Country Is As Country Was...

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Hi, Jason here. First off, thanks for checking out our website. And if you've come to see us at a dance or bought a CD or t-shirt, I want to thank you for that, too.

Since first putting this band together in 2003, it's been a pure labor of love for me. It's afforded me the opportunity to get out and play my own songs (as well as those that inspired me to write in the first place) with some of the finest musicians in Austin at some of my favorite honky tonks in Texas. Although I played guitar in a couple bands in my younger days around New Braunfels and San Marcos, this is the first band in which I've been the front man, doing most of the writing and singing. It's been a great ride so far, and something I hope to continue for years to come.

Jason Arnold
THE STEPSIDERS is really more of a musicians' collective than a conventional band, meaning that we generally have at least a couple pickers in rotation and we might have a little different lineup at various shows. Who I bring along to play often depends on who's not playing in another band that night. Such is the nature of the music scene here in Austin, and these boys are IN DEMAND. Of course, I always have a pedal steel player, and usually fiddle as well. Below are photos of some of the guys I've had the good fortune to call my fellow Stepsiders. They're the ones who really make all this magic happen -- I just pluck the bass and call the tunes...

Erik Metzger
Erik Metzger, Piano
(Photo by Cherri Arnold)
  Sean Orr
Sean Orr, Fiddle
(Photo by Chad Blessing)
Stepsiders at Giddy Ups
Tom Umberger, Jason Arnold, Sean Orr, & Jon Jaffe
(Photo by Mary Alice Harper)
Tom Umberger
Tom Umberger, Lead Guitar (Photo by Dwayne Hills)
  Jon Jaffe
Jon Jaffe, Pedal Steel
(Photographer unknown)
Stepsiders at the Trio Club
Trio Club -- Mingus, TX
(Photo by Cherri Arnold)
Wayne Duncan
Wayne Duncan, Drums
(Photo by Cherri Arnold)
  Gary Newcomb
Gary Newcomb, Pedal Steel / Lead Guitar
(Photo by Cherri Arnold)
John Dorn
John Dorn, Drums
(Photo by Amy Kincheloe)
Bobby Snell
Bobby Snell, Pedal Steel
(Photo by Cherri Arnold)
  Ralph Power
Ralph Power, Drums
(Photo by Cherri Arnold)
Shaan Shirazi
Shaan Shirazi, Lead Guitar / Pedal Steel
(Photo by Dana Lynne Stringer)
Roy Glaze
Roy Glaze, Pedal Steel
(Photo by Cherri Arnold)
  Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill, Drums
(Photo by Amy Kincheloe)

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