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Jenny Hval dates with Swans and Mark McGuire

Posted by Loren on February 15, 2014

Jenny Hval dates with Swans and Mark McGuire
Karl Edwin Scullin

Nrowegian singer Jenny Hval is set to visit the US for tours with Mark McGuire and Swans. She recently released Innocence Is Kinky on Rune Grammofon.

JENNY HVAL TOUR DATES:

Fri. March 28 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

Sat. March 29-Sun. March 30 - Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears Festival

Tues. April 1 - Iowa City, IA @ Mission Creek Festival

Wed. April 2 - St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway *

Thurs. April 3 - Kansas, City, MO @ TBD *

Fri. April 4 - Omaha, NE @ Barley St. Tavern *

Sat. April 5 - Denver, CO @ Moe's *

Mon. April 7 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Western *

Tues. April 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Church *

Wed. April 9 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel *

Thurs. April 10 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place *

Sat. April 12 - Portland, OR @ Bunk Bar *

Sun. April 13 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza *

Mon. April 14 - Vancouver, BC @ TBD *

Thurs. April 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club *

Fri. April 18 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

Wed. May 14 - Washington, DC - Black Cat %

Thurs. May 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer %

Sat. May 17 - Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub %

Sun. May 18 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom %

Mon. May 19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg %

Thurs. May 22 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 2 %

Fri. May 23 - Newcastle, UK @ Hoults Yard %

Sat. May 24 - Glasgow, UK @ The Arches %

Sun. May 25 - Aberdeen, UK @ The Lemon Tree %

Tues. May 27 - London, UK @ Brixton Electric %

Wed. May 28 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity Community Arts %

Thurs. May 29 - Reading, UK @ Sub89 %

Sat. May 31 - Birmingham, UK @ Supersonic Festival

Sun. June 1 - Leeds, UK @ Cockpit %

Mon. June 2 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2 %

*w/ Mark McGuire

% w/ Swans

Jenny Hval dates with Swans and Mark McGuire
Karl Edwin Scullin

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