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Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie

Posted by Loren on November 8, 2014

Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie
Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie

Kepi Ghoulie and Mean Jeans will go on a joint tour this fall from Nov. 20-Dec. 6, touring as a package with Mean Jeans playing both their own set as well as one backing Ghoulie.

Mean Jeans will also be releasing a new record next year: a collection of singles and compilation tracks.

Tour Dates:

Nov 20 Portland, OR - White Owl

Nov 21 Seattle, WA - Black Lodge 

Nov 22 Missoula, MT - Old Beck VFW

Nov 23 Great Falls - MT Machinery Row 

Nov 24 Fargo, ND - New Direction

Nov 24 Fargo, ND - The Quarium

Nov 25 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock

Nov 26 Green Bay, WI - Crunchy Frog

Nov 27 Chicago, IL - Township with The Lemons

Nov 28 Cleveland, OH - the Happy Dog at Euclid tavern

Nov 29 Brooklyn, NY - Grand Victory  

Nov 30 Philadelphia, PA - Golden Tea House

Dec 01 Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong

Dec 02 Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi 

Dec 03 Kansas City, MO - Minibar 

Dec 04 Denver, CO - The High Dive

Dec 05 Salt Lake City, UT - Diabolical Records  

Dec 06 Boise, ID - Shredder  

Mean Jeans and Kepi Ghoulie
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