It’s Matt Mahern and Constitution‘s ‘devil may care’ ease that makes crowds kick off their shoes and let loose. But it’s their warmth, honesty, and mastery of the Americana genre that pulls listeners in and keeps them there. Their sound draws from quintessential American traditions – country, folk, and rock – with a heavy dose of bluegrass to drive the point home. With the ability to entertain a late night crowd or a family-friendly daytime event, Constitution has charmed audiences at festivals such as FoCoMX, New West Fest, Taste of Fort Collins, Bark and Bluegrass Festival, and at the Mishawaka Amphitheater.

Matt Mahern and Constitution formed in 2009. After the disbanding of the local favorite “Motorhome,” three of its members (Matt, Darren, and Ben) along with their friend and drummer (Pete) found a new musical home in Constitution. With Matt’s songwriting, they entertained audiences as a four-piece acoustic ensemble. Two years later, they released their first album “Wrestling with the Daylight”, which was the top-playing album on KRFC Radio in November 2011. A few months down the road, the band slightly altered their sound when Pete stepped away and Ansel stepped in on dobro.

In recent days, the band has morphed into a conglomeration of various local artists. The songs are the same but the instruments and the players may change from show-to-show. You could catch a six-piece band, a solo act or a four-piece acoustic set. Below is a running list of musicians you might find on stage with Matt. You might not know what players you’ll see on stage but with Matt Mahern and Constitution, you can always expect a good old time.

    Matt Mahern – guitar, lead vocals, songwriting
    Darren Radach (of the Matt Skinner Band & Highway 287) – mandolin, drums
    Ben Prytherch (of Mama Lenny and the Remedy) – upright bass
    Peter Knudson – drums
    Ansel Foxley (of Patti Fiasco Band) – dobro
    Adam Bodine (of Adam Bodine Trio) – keyboards and melodica
    Joe Prinzivalli (formerly of Futaba) – bass guitar
    Amanda Hoefer (of Mama Lenny and the Remedy) – backup vocals

You can also currently find Matt on stage with the soulful rock-n-roll styled “Lindsey O’Brien Band“, the fiery duo of “Ginger Whale“, and the 80s tribute band “The Velvet Rope“.

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“We have to create culture, don't watch TV, don't read magazines, don't even listen to NPR. Create your own roadshow. The nexus of space and time where you are now is the most immediate sector of your universe, and if you're worrying about Michael Jackson or Bill Clinton or somebody else, then you are disempowered, you're giving it all away to icons, icons which are maintained by an electronic media so that you want to dress like X or have lips like Y. This is shit-brained, this kind of thinking. That is all cultural diversion, and what is real is you and your friends and your associations, your highs, your orgasms, your hopes, your plans, your fears. And we are told 'no', we're unimportant, we're peripheral. 'Get a degree, get a job, get a this, get a that.' And then you're a player, you don't want to even play in that game. You want to reclaim your mind and get it out of the hands of the cultural engineers who want to turn you into a half-baked moron consuming all this trash that's being manufactured out of the bones of a dying world.”

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