THREE-piece rock band, Avade, will provide the music at a black tie and ballgown event at Rock Bottom Music Bistro in Umzumbe on Good Friday, April 18.
This rather special gig is also a celebration of Rock Bottom’s owners’ 40th birthday. Avade comprises guitarist and singer Ross Meintjes, his brother, Brendon on drums and the recently appointed German-born producer and multi-instrumentalist Ruben Thomas on bass. The musos come from the rather ‘un-rock ‘n roll’ suburbs of Pinetown and Winston Park, just outside Durban, and they share the collective goal of putting both those areas on the music map in a Seattle, Belville sort of way.
Primarily of a bluesy rock hue, the band nonetheless has a penchant for doing what it wants, when it wants. Go to a show and you’ll hear an array of influences, sometimes subtle, sometimes prominent, but all underpinned by the raw, unbridled roots of rock ‘n roll.
Catch this class act. Doors open at 6:30 for 8pm. The cover charge is R50 per person. To book, sms 082 311 5000.
