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Exit Cave, enter tour bus: so it goes for Athens, Georgia psycher-outers Elf Power, who will hit the road tonight for the first of many summer tour dates. Of course, you don't have to tell us that; we've been busy preparing the teeny tiny barbells-- they are powerful elves, correct?-- for their arrival at the Pitchfork Music Festival July 19. But they have gigs aplenty besides, including a fair sized European run in late July and early August.

Once all that's settled, Elf Power will refocus those formidable energies on the October 14 release of Dark Developments, a new collaborative LP they recently worked up with their collab-happy fellow Athenian Vic Chesnutt. It's due on Orange Twin.

Elf Power:

07-08 Wilmington, NC - Soapbox *
07-09 Richmond, VA - Alley Katz *
07-10 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
07-11 New York, NY - Cake Shop *
07-12 Hamden, CT - Space *
07-13 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
07-14 State College, PA - Chronic Town *
07-15 Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox *
07-16 Lexington, KY - Al's Bar *
07-17 Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio *
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) $
07-26 Macon, GA - BraggJam Festival
07-31 Emmaboda, Sweden - Emmaboda Festival
08-01 Oslo, Norway - Mono
08-02 Manchester, England - A Day at the Races Festival
08-03 Newcastle, England - TBA
08-04 Cardiff, Wales - 10 Feet Tall
08-05 Bristol, England - The Croft
08-06 Leeds, England - TBA
08-07 Glasgow, Scotland - TBA
08-09 Nottingham, England - TBA
08-10 Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's (Upstairs)
08-12 London, England - TBA
08-16 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club (Athens Popfest)
08-29 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
08-30 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle

* with Ham1
$ with Animal Collective, Jarvis Cocker, the Hold Steady, !!!, Vampire Weekend, Dizzee Rascal, Fleet Foxes, Caribou, Jay Reatard, Titus Andronicus, No Age, Atlas Sound, Extra Golden, Fuck Buttons, the Ruby Suns, Icy Demons, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar