"Think if you will Leonard Cohen being backed by The Mysterians or any other majorly great Garage Psych band"- amazon.com

Blues, folk, country, a dash of cabaret & lethal doses of vintage 60s garage---The Maledictions' sound has been called "Gothic Americana".

"It's all just folk music," according to bandleader Kevin Orton,"Maybe aggressive folk but folk music at heart...I tend to write songs
about people who are un-insured".

The band got their start with Orton's solo debut, "Femme Noir", which featured a number of guest artists including Violent Femmes' frontman, Gordon Gano (violin on "Sad Eyes"). Soon after Orton formed The Maledictions.

Based in NYC Orton & Co. are soon to release a new EP, "Back In The Swing".

More info at: www.myspace.com/themaledictions &
www.kevinorton.com

"Femme Noir" & The Maledictions "Idle Hands" avail at itunes, amazon.com & cdbaby.com

MALEDICTION (mal-e-dik-shen): "a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse"
-Webster's Dictionary

DICTIONARY (dik-shen-air-ee):"A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic"
-The Devil's Dictionary.

Press Quotes:
"Nick Cave meets Johnny Cash"- Cincinnati Enquirer

"Sound full of Furies"- amazon.com

"Dark original slice of Americana"- itunes

"Mixing the moods of Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits & Nick Cave. A striking cd"- St. Louis Magazine