Villains Trust is a band focused on music. Formed in Syracuse, NY this jam-rock quartet is the long harbored dream of frontman/singer/songwriter Mikey Powell come to fruition.
Hailing from Carthage, NY, Powell, a former Syracuse University and currently professional lacrosse star with the Boston Cannons, has captured world-wide attention with his outstanding athletic abilities, eccentric style and fan appeal. Yet despite the accolades of the sports world, one of Mike's deepest passions, his music, has sat on the back burner. ...... until now.
Having discovered and enlisted the talents of three Syracuse-native musicians -John Hanus (Lead Guitar), Joe Bell (Bass Guitar), Lewk Detor (drums) -the time has come for Powell's creative impulses to find a powerful outlet.
Together this promising outfit has taken their individual talents and a broad spectrum of influences, and woven a tapestry of sonic power around Powell's soulful voice and story-telling lyrical style.
Villains Trust's music is an amalgam of the varied styles of the band members. The backbone of V.T. is it's rhythm section. Together Bell and Detor bring a potent dose of jazz, funk, and heavy rock styles to the mix and lay a steady foundation on which Powell can lay down his rhythm guitar work and moving, emotive singing. Yet, this collaboration would not be complete without the sweeping, and soaring, weeping and roaring guitar playing of John Hanus who wields his guitar like a paintbrush -bringing vivid, colorful, accents into the picture.
Villains Trust is currently pressing their first EP and has just released two songs, "Keys" and "Arrested", to the iTunes database. They will be posting their spring and summer schedules very shortly so please be sure to keep checking back.
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For Booking and other info please contact us at villainstrust@gmail.com
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whats goin on guys? yo that show at the festival was amazing. i never really heard your band till then and its fuckin awesome. i tryed downloadin it but i cant find anywhere which sucks. and mike you are the man
hey whats up its the kid from richmond you met at the tournament yall should come to richmond and play there is a huge music seen and i can give you the numbers for like four or five awsome bars concert halls and innsbrook witch is a huge field its an awsome set up
BOB SCHNEIDER is one of the artist's we've booked for our event. Check out his myspace and you'll see our event on his calendar. We want to add you to the list!! Hugs, Shell
November 1st. Austin, Texas (Live Music Capital of the World!!). This is something similar to Austin City Limits, just on a smaller scale. We've booked 4 bands but having Villains Trust would be a huge hit! especially with the University of Texas being here. Actually, this is a giant fundraiser for a high school lacrosse program in Austin. I figured the band could also make other plans to do a couple of gigs on the UT campus while in town?? just a thought
We would love to talk with you about booking the event. When you have a moment, let's work out the details.
