Andrew has announced at Elf Power's official page that this Thursday they'll be taping an appearance on Pancake Mountain, a children's cable-access show in Washington D.C. This odd piece of children's entertainment has featured appearances by Vic Chesnutt, Arcade Fire, Ted Leo, The Go! Team, Shonen Knife, and The Fiery Furnaces. The band performs, the children dance. This should be really interesting.

Andrew also writes, "European tour dates should be finalized this week. In addition to the shows in the UK and Netherlands, that are already confirmed, we hope to confirm shows for Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Denmark and Iceland. Check back soon!"

As already mentioned, their album Back to the Web comes out today, and they're hitting the road with The Instruments immediately. To celebrate the new era of Elf Power chic, here are two old and rare MP3s by the band, alternate versions of songs they released on their first two albums.

The first is "It's Been a Million Years," from Treble Revolution Vol. 2 (1996), only the third release by the then-newborn Kindercore Records. Now, this isn't the version that appeared at the end of Elf Power's sophomore album, but a completely different, earlier take.

The second is "Temporary Arm (Country Version)", and as the title implies, it's different from the "Temporary Arm" that appears on the band's first album. This one's from the Arena Rock F.U.E.L. compilation (1997).

It's Been a Million Years (Treble Revolution version)

Temporary Arm (country version)

No more updates for a week, see you next Monday or Tuesday.