 Lil Bit & The Customatics's Profile |
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Hoppin' Hillbilly and Honky Tonk |
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| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 29, 2008 (573 days back) |
About Me |
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"Lil’ Bit, one of the few female rockabilly singers around, is San Antonio’s version of a honky-tonk angel who sings a blend of roots rock and old-time, hard-edged country covers and originals what she calls "heartbreakin’ honky-tonk-a-billy." -Jim Beal, SA Express News & DJ, Third Coast Music Network, 90.1 KSYM Recently returning from another successful West Coast tour, a raucous debut for Lil’ Bit in France and celebrating the highly publicized release of their fourth album, this band has been roaming Central Texas and beyond stopping in every honky tonk and juke joint they can find. In just under four years, they have garnered critical acclaim for their debut release "Short & Sweet", as well as their second "Headin’ On" and third "Whiskey Nights", most recently receiving My Texas Music’s 2005 Vocal Group of the Year nomination as well as nominations for Lil’ Bit as Female Vocalist of the Year and Tomcat Miller for Musician of the Year. Look for their fourth album "Lone Star Girl" - released in February 2007. Other accomplishments include ranking on the August 2004 and November 2003 Freedom American Roots Charts, performing at 2005’s Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, Seattle’s 2005 Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball and receiving Rockabilly Radios Hot Site Award. Combining a love for rockabilly, country, honky tonk and roots music, Lil Bit & The Customatics know how to put together an evening of traditional and original favorites! They’ve had the honor and pleasure to share the stage with many musical legends and peers such as Wayne Hancock, Deke Dickerson, Wanda Jackson, Two Tons of Steel, Sid & Billy King, Rosie Flores, James Intveld, Two Hoots & A Holler, The Lost Bayou Ramblers, Billy Bacon & The Forbidden Pigs, Lee Rocker, The Chop Tops, Keen Kousins, The Southerners, Dawn Shipley & The Sharpshooters, 1/4 Mile Combo, Revival Revue, Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers, Hot Rod Lincoln, Johnny Mercury, Halden Wofford & The Hi Beams and the list goes on. You can purchase our latest release, Lone Star Girl from CD Baby and LoneStarMusic.com . Purchase LSG plus our previous albums at MyTexasMusic . Also available for download on I-Tunes and most digital music sites! Thanks to your nominations, Lil’ Bit made the cut, she’s up for Female Vocalist of the Year! Winners will be announced on May 3rd for The Texas Music Awards! Click here to see a brief shot of the band on San Antonio’s WOAI News from Sat April 21st at The Fiesta Arts Fair.also, here’s a few selections of us from YouTube: Honky Tonk Song - Lil’ Bit Mexicali Rose - Tomcat No More Hot Dogs - Tomcat Hoot Owl Boogie - Lil’ Bit |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 5/13/2004Band Website: thecustomatics.com Band Members: Lil Bit -lead vocals, songwriter Tomcat Miller -vocals, slap-bass, harmonica, acoustic guitar, songwriter Brian Duarte - lead guitar, steel guitar and acoustic, songwriter Paul Ward - drums Influences: Slim Whitman, Charlene Arthur, Patsy Cline, Janis Martin, Hank Williams Sr., Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, Faron Young, Brenda Lee, Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce and many other greats of honky tonk, rockabilly, hillbilly and western swing. Sounds Like: good ol' traditional rockabilly and honky tonk! we do a mix of originals and covers. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rockabilly / Country / Bluegrass) |
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My Blog |
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Final Voting for the Texas Music Awards has begun! |
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| Howdy Friends,Thanks to all your nominations, Lil' Bit is up for Female Vocalist in the state of Texas! Thank you all so much!Final voting begins today (February 4th) and lasts through midnight on Fe... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:34:00 PST |
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Write Up & Pics in Jim Beals Night Lights Now Blog |
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| Jim Beal, Jr., from the San Antonio Express News and Third Coast Music Network stopped by Charlie Brown's last night and hung out for awhile.
Here's the link to a write-up & some pictures he ... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:58:00 PST |
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Texas Music Award Nominations start in a week |
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| We received a few messages this past week about the TMA's, so here ya' go folks - this is what we know so far:
Nominations for this year's Texas Music Awards begin on January 1, 2008. Info on ho... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:05:00 PST |
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Happy Holidays and all that jazz |
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| Hope every one is having a great December and holiday season. Lots of exciting things are in the works here.
First off, we have a new "widget" you can add to your myspace pages and other sites t... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:30:00 PST |
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Videos up on YouTube |
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| There's a few videos of us up on YouTube - to check some of 'em out, follow the links to check 'em out:
Fiesta Arts Fair 2007:
Honky Tonk Song- Lil' Bit
Mexicali Rose - Tomcat
Other:
No More Hot Dogs ... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:40:00 PST |
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See a bit of us on WOAI news |
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| Follow this link to see a brief clip of us at the Fiesta Arts Fair 2007 on WOAI news
WOAI News - Fiesta Arts Fair... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:47:00 PST |
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Lil' Bit o' News - May 8th |
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| Howdy Folks,
We've had a few weeks off and sure has been nice to rest up and get some business taken care of. I would like to start out by letting everyone in S.A. know that if you see the lovel... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Mon, 08 May 2006 11:43:00 PST |
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What's new kitten? |
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| Glad you asked.
We've jumped back in to practicing a lot, we've got some interesting new sounds planned for the upcoming months, just you wait, yessiree. Some new songs, Brian playin more steel ... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:17:00 PST |
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CS Indy, Whiskey Nights Review & more |
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| by Kara Luger, 9/29/05
http://www.csindy.com/csindy/2005-09-29/soundadvice.html
Jen "Lil' Bit" Adams could very well be the Mighty Mite of the rockabilly scene. The diminutive gal's big voice is punch... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:08:00 PST |
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Blue Suede News .73, Whiskey Nights Review |
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| by Marc Bristol
www.bluesuedenews.com
"Here's a new CD from a San Antonio, Texas group with a totally refreshing sound! A quartet with the basic original rockabilly sound of acoustic guitar, lea... Posted by Lil Bit & The Customatics on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:04:00 PST |
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