26/10/2008 Men & Gods @ The Constitution

Subject	Men & Gods @ The Constitution
PostedDate	10/26/2008
	A bit of an odd night this, but not a bad one at all. The Constitution in Camden is celebrating it's 150th anniversary and is putting on an evening of live music. I like this pub - not only is a reasonably unspoiled by modern standards but it serves by far the best pint I've had at a music venue for a very long time! A pint of Broadside is only £3 - what venue can match that? It's free to get in as well, although as the place is packed I should imagine the bar takings were very healthy. I arrive to find the lovely Nadia from Men & Gods is performing a solo set - it's nice to hear her sing as well as demonstrating her piano skills.  I find the place is full of local musos, and some of them will be performing later. This includes Yvonne & Huw formerly of The Vamps. That bass player looks familiar from somewhere... I enjoy their set, and am pleased to hear an old Vamps song included with their new stuff. If I remember correctly their new band is called The Loveless. Before Men & Gods come on there are one or two other bands. Yvonne & Huw played a shortish set of a probably less than half an hour, but the next act is a soul singer who seems to play for well over an hour. To be fair, she is rather good and obviously has quite a following - but I think the reason she was allowed to go on for so long was because she is related to the pub management... It's getting quite late by the time Men & Gods get to perform. They give a classy performance as usual, although they are not at their best crammed into the tiny space available. Normally the bands play in the downstairs bar at this pub, but for some reason it's all happening in the main bar tonight. I have a look downstairs at one point to see what's happening and find a bunch of men dressed as pirates dancing to a DJ playing The Who!  However, there is fun to be had in the main bar, and people dancing to Men & Gods as well! That bass player is back again, and Nadia makes her second appearance of the night. There's a good variety of music with something to please most people, and the atmosphere is good as well - it's almost like a private party. It makes a nice change to be able to enjoy fine real ales and good music in Camden without being ripped off!