The Orphans United States
Biography
The Orphans refers to several different bands: 1) An American punk band formed outside Philadelphia in West Chester, PA in 1995, but disbanded in 2000. They reformed in 2004 and January 2008 for a few reunion shows. Bandmembers: Andrew Baxter - Drums Tom Johnsen - Guitar Drew Petersen - Bass, voice Erik Petersen - Voice, guitar, mandolin (Erik Petersen also puts out music as Mischief Brew, and runs the label Fistolo Records LLC.) 2) A powerful and dark female-fronted indie rock band from New York.
