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Catfish Haven

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Catfish Haven performs "Crazy for Leaving"

The Chicago trio Catfish Haven is one of the great finds of 2006. They’ve put together a sound that is country-dipped, soul clapping revival with a rowdy rock heart. It’s all on display with the band’s debut, Tell Me (Secretly Canadian), a uniquely down home taste of austerely joyous American music. And what I can I tell you about The Hold Steady that you shouldn’t already know? After landing on ARTVOICE’s final cover of 2005 with their masterful Separation Sunday as our album of the year, the world seems to be catching on. Within a calendar year they’ve issued the follow up, Boys and Girls In America (Vagrant) that continues to triptych the plight of good-timers on the skids against an unabashed, pure rock & roll backdrop. The Hold Steady and Catfish Haven play the Showplace on Wednesday (Dec. 13), 8pm.