This weekend The Polite Rebel hits the stage at Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, NY on October 3rd with The Shakedown to celebrate the re-release of Replevin'. Be sure to check out The Donut Shop and befriend the new Facebook and Myspace pages when you get a chance. If you're in the Syracuse area this Saturday, come on out and join us at Dinosaur BBQ, it's sure to be a rockin' good time!
9.29.09 - The Post Standard interview
The Polite Rebel took to the road this past summer and recently sat down and talked with The Post-Standard's Donna Ditota about his journey from life on the lacrosse field to life on the road as a musician, check it out. Powell is always writing, so be sure to check The Donut Shop for updates and please become a fan of the new Facebook and Myspace pages. Hope to see you some of you out at the Dinosaur BBQ show on October 3rd with The Shakedown!
Villains Trust is a band focused on music. Formed in Syracuse, NY this jam-rock quartet is the long harbored dream of front man/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.
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Mikey I hope everything is good man. When you gonna come back to your old stomping grounds and do a show? Gotta rock out at Keddy's or something lol. Keep it real brotha
Nice job at Opus. That was a great little spot I definitely would love to go back. It wasnt the pheas but promise I'll do better on getting out. If you ever need a spot for your music and or fliers I work at a cafe in Manlius and my customers have been loving your music recently. Take it easy and see you around :)
hey man, thanks! and yes i'm gigging here and there, winter months are slow haha. in the process now of getting the summer booked though!
i'm pretty pissed i can't make it to you and dusty's show at the redhouse, dusty's awesome, super cool dude too. that's going to be an amazing show! depending what the times are i might be able to catch a little of it, but probably not, damn!
thanks for the kind words man, and hope to see you soon!
