Small Town Habit - The Band
Small Town Habit is a Texas Country Band based out of Floresville Texas. The band plays a wide variety of music ranging from Cross Canadian Ragweed to Gretchen Wilson and from Merle Hagard to The Dixie Chicks. Not only does Small Town Habit do a great job of making cover songs their own, but the group also has a wide variety of original music some of which is played on San Antonio's 92.5 The Outlaw, KRPT. Small Town Habit has also shared the stage with many talented artists such as:
-Pat Green
-The Bellamy Brothers
-Mark Chesnutt
-Reckless Kelly
-Restless Heart
-Rick Trevino
-Johnny Lee
-The Great Divide
Charlie Franklin - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
When Charlie was 14 years old his parents got him a $20 guitar and he taught himself to play. Once he got an upgrade on his guitar he began playing in small cafes in his hometown of Floresville, Texas when he was in high school. His future wife, Krystal joined him singing in the cafes and they expanded thier locations to weddings, private parties, and even a street corner in Nashville. After playing together for two years they decided to form a band. Thus, Small Town Habit was born.
Krystal Franklin - Lead Vocals, Mandolin
Krystal began singing as a very young child, but didn't hit the stage until she was 14 years old. She was the resident National Anthem singer in her hometown and even sang for the Houston Rockets. When she wasn't singing at weddings or games she was playing her trumpet in the high school band. After her and Charlie formed the band she continued to play her trumpet at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where she recently graduated with a Bachelor of Music. She is now an Elementary Music Teacher in San Antonio and is spreading her love of music to the younger generation.
Fabian Vela - Lead Guitar
Fabian grew up in the small town of Floresville, Texas. He got his first electric guitar (with no amp) when he was 15 years old and taught himself "Tommorow" by Silverchair. He played throughout high school with friends and joined Small Town Habit his senior year as the original bass player. He was planning on staying for their first gig and moving on, but decided to stay. A year later he moved to lead guitar. Now he is getting a degree in Music Industries at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Stephen Villela - Bass Guitar
Stephen is a native of San Antonio, TX and started playing bass and drums at the age of 12. He learned primarily from his dad and grew up playing in a conjunto band with his dad and grandfather out of his garage. In middle school he joined the school band, jazz band, and a class called tejano band. He stayed in music all through middle school, high school, and college. During these years he has played with several bands with styles ranging from rock, tejano, conjunto, jazz, and country. Stephen recently graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word with his B.A. of Music. Currently Stephen teaches a Video Technology class at Communications Arts High School in NISD.
Thomas Miller - Drums, Backup Vocals
Thomas was born and raised in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, but after meeting his wife he moved to San Antonio. His mom first gave him a drumset when he was only a toddler and he has been playing ever since. His parents saw his talent at an early age and that talent just continued to grow as he got his first kit when he was 13 and started playing in church. He played throughout middle school and high school. In high school he won numerous awards, including the John Phillip Sousa award. After graduation, he played in the band at Southeastern Louisiana University and became the drummer for the Lake Side Opry band.