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Concert Wed Oct 10 2007
Double Door Haven
Local trailer-park donned act Catfish Haven resurface this Friday at Double Door. The roots band took most of the summer off to work on their sophomore full-length, seconding Tell Me which was released in September of 2006. After Friday they head to New York for CMJ. Never heard of them? Ever-melodic, Catfish Haven combine the twangy roots of the south (frontman George Hunter grew up in Missouri, the band is named for a trailer park there) and the smooth influences of the north (i.e. Chicago). Hunter's scratchy vocals fit perfectly over this mix...perhaps what Iron & Wine might sound like if Samuel Beam indulged in excessive amounts of drinking and smoking. In any case, the band loves a good time and their live shows are always a treat, not to mention the possibility of new tracks after a summer of song-writing.
Catfish Haven (w/ Wax Fang) @ Double Door, 10/12, 8pm. 21+, $10.