BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8803b2747f56a051e7d9824eb621c95f CATEGORIES:DEFAULT CREATED:20260309T093105 SUMMARY:MiTH LOCATION:The Knoll Historic Guest Farm DESCRIPTION:Where else can you meet with friends and enjoy top South African music in a beautiful setting, with roaring fires, hearty food and a cash bar – all fo r just R50?\n*MiTH LINEUP – 11 March 2026*\nVenue: The Knoll Historic Guest Farm\nEntrance: R50.00 (cash or Zapper at the door)\nInfo: 082 331 7271\n* 20h40 – PAINTING SO SEVERE*\nPainting so Severe is a psychedelic fusion of blues and alt rock. The band began in 2019 with Joshua White, the lead guit arist, and Seth Hutton, lead vocalist and trombone player, joined by Jamie Cunningham as bassist and Stuart Hancocks on drums. Together these four ind ividuals come up with trippy jams and whimsical lyrics. Painting so Severe brings the energy.\nIt's hard to express a good comparison in terms of soun d, so instead let me paint a picture. They sound like an epic sunset on a c loudy day. They sound like someone else's toast toasting in the morning. Th ey sound like how freshly cut grass smells. They have drawn inspiration fro m seventies rock, cabaret, blues, and a little bit of jazz. It's fun.\n*19h 40 – ILAN LAX AND FRIENDS*\nFor this MiTH set, Ilan Lax is joined by a vibr ant bunch of younger, extremely talented collaborators to present a samplin g of songs drawn from Ilan’s broad collection of original material. This pe rformance brings the talents of Skippy Khubeka (guitars and harmonies), Jes Bedingfield (bass and harmonies), and Paddy Austin (drums), all well known at MiTH and around the Midlands music scene, to augment Ilan’s offerings ( vocals, guitar and flute).\nIlan is a regular at MiTH and has been involved in the Pietermaritzburg live music scene since the early eighties, when he was a founding member of the MMC (Folk Club), MiTH’s predecessor.\nThe son gs performed for this set are drawn from and inspired by Ilan’s lived exper ience as a husband, father, active citizen, and human in the world, and off er some insight into Ilan’s many interests. These songs also reflect Ilan’s eclectic and varied musical influences, from trad folk through blues, jazz , rock, reggae, classical, and world music.\n*19h00 – THE CHICKPEAS*\nThe C hickpeas didn’t appear out of nowhere — they sprouted from the wonderfully musical soil of the Hairy-Legged Lentil Eaters. Having grown up around lege ndary local bands, toe-tapping setlists, and a community that thrives on mu sic, their philosophy remains simple: honour the music, surprise the audien ce, and never miss an opportunity for a well-timed musical detour.\nThe Chi ckpeas have all been influenced by bands such as Incubus, Crowded House, an d The Cranberries, and build their repertoire around rich, tightly woven vo cal harmonies and rhythm, reimagining well-loved favourites alongside origi nal material.\nThe Chickpeas blend polished musicianship and spontaneous cr eativity, with a firm belief that every instrument deserves a solo. The res ult is a performance that feels warm and heartfelt, with just the right amo unt of silly.\nAnd yes, there may be bongos.\n*ABOUT MiTH*\nFood and soft d rinks are available for sale. Cash bar on site. The KZN Midlands’ favourite live music venue, MiTH is a platform for beginners, professionals and musi c lovers to celebrate the joy of live performance. Hosted every second Wedn esday at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, Hilton.\n*DIRECTIONS TO MiTH*\nTake the N3 to Hilton. Turn into Hilton Village and drive 5.2 km along Hilton A venue, which becomes Dennis Shepstone Drive. Look for Knoll Drive on your r ight – the entrance to MiTH is the second left into The Knoll Historic Gues t Farm.\nInfo: 082 331 7271\n\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Where else can you meet with friends and enjoy top South African mu sic in a beautiful setting, with roaring fires, hearty food and a cash bar – all for just R50?

*MiTH LINEUP – 11 March 2026*
Venue: The Kno ll Historic Guest Farm
Entrance: R50.00 (cash or Zapper at the door)Info: 082 331 7271

*20h40 – PAINTING SO SEVERE*
Painting so Severe is a psychedelic fusion of blues and alt rock. The band began in 201 9 with Joshua White, the lead guitarist, and Seth Hutton, lead vocalist and trombone player, joined by Jamie Cunningham as bassist and Stuart Hancocks on drums. Together these four individuals come up with trippy jams and whi msical lyrics. Painting so Severe brings the energy.
It's hard to expr ess a good comparison in terms of sound, so instead let me paint a picture. They sound like an epic sunset on a cloudy day. They sound like someone el se's toast toasting in the morning. They sound like how freshly cut grass s mells. They have drawn inspiration from seventies rock, cabaret, blues, and a little bit of jazz. It's fun.

*19h40 – ILAN LAX AND FRIENDS*
For this MiTH set, Ilan Lax is joined by a vibrant bunch of younger, extrem ely talented collaborators to present a sampling of songs drawn from Ilan’s broad collection of original material. This performance brings the talents of Skippy Khubeka (guitars and harmonies), Jes Bedingfield (bass and harmo nies), and Paddy Austin (drums), all well known at MiTH and around the Midl ands music scene, to augment Ilan’s offerings (vocals, guitar and flute).Ilan is a regular at MiTH and has been involved in the Pietermaritzburg live music scene since the early eighties, when he was a founding member o f the MMC (Folk Club), MiTH’s predecessor.
The songs performed for thi s set are drawn from and inspired by Ilan’s lived experience as a husband, father, active citizen, and human in the world, and offer some insight into Ilan’s many interests. These songs also reflect Ilan’s eclectic and varied musical influences, from trad folk through blues, jazz, rock, reggae, clas sical, and world music.

*19h00 – THE CHICKPEAS*
The Chickpeas di dn’t appear out of nowhere — they sprouted from the wonderfully musical soi l of the Hairy-Legged Lentil Eaters. Having grown up around legendary local bands, toe-tapping setlists, and a community that thrives on music, their philosophy remains simple: honour the music, surprise the audience, and nev er miss an opportunity for a well-timed musical detour.
The Chickpeas have all been influenced by bands such as Incubus, Crowded House, and The C ranberries, and build their repertoire around rich, tightly woven vocal har monies and rhythm, reimagining well-loved favourites alongside original mat erial.
The Chickpeas blend polished musicianship and spontaneous creat ivity, with a firm belief that every instrument deserves a solo. The result is a performance that feels warm and heartfelt, with just the right amount of silly.
And yes, there may be bongos.

*ABOUT MiTH*
Food and soft drinks are available for sale. Cash bar on site. The KZN Midlands’ favourite live music venue, MiTH is a platform for beginners, professional s and music lovers to celebrate the joy of live performance. Hosted every s econd Wednesday at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, Hilton.

*DIRECTIONS TO MiTH*
Take the N3 to Hilton. Turn into Hilton Village and drive 5. 2 km along Hilton Avenue, which becomes Dennis Shepstone Drive. Look for Kn oll Drive on your right – the entrance to MiTH is the second left into The Knoll Historic Guest Farm.

Info: 082 331 7271

11 march mith

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