The Orwells cancel hometown show in Chicago as fans outcry over sexual harassment
Chicago based garage-rock band, The Orwells have found themselves at the bitter end of a social media controversy after multiple Twitter users made allegations of sexual harassment against the members of the band.
The charges, mostly serious in nature, were raised following a concert announcement, featuring the Orwells, by the Chicago music venue, Metro.
As soon as the news about a November gig broke, outraged fans and users took to social media to denounce the concert, alleging abuse and harassment at the hands of one or more members of the Orwells. Amongst those mentioned in the allegations are band members, Mario Cuomo, Grant Brinner and Henry Brinner. As the number of charges mount up, some users have even started a Google document, gathering accounts of harassment from the accusers.