(I apologize in advance if this is the wrong location for this thread, but it seemed like the best choice)

I went to a really fun bar this weekend in Baltimore, Howl at the Moon, located at Power Plant Live. The concept is that in the center of the bar there's a small platform for two grand pianos facing each other with a drum set behind. There's a rotating roster of pianists who play and sing whatever songs the audience requests; and then the audience sings drunkenly along. You request a song on a special little form (a stack of them is on the table) and then lay your request on the piano with a tip. The variety of songs that these guys knew was astounding -- among other artists, they played Toto, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Madness, Violent Femmes, Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake, Queen, and Flight of the Conchords. Even some songs from TV shows made their way into the mix (theme from "Greatest American Hero", theme from "The Jeffersons", etc.) The crowd was diverse, mostly in their 30's I'd guess, though there were many in their 20's or 40's, and even a smattering of older folks. I thought it would be very cheesy before going, and it sort of WAS, but it was cheesy in a very fun way. The pianists cracked jokes the whole time and just generally had a lot of fun with the audience. Oh, and I almost forgot, periodically all the waitresses would get up on the bar or the stage and we'd all have to sing and dance along with them (once they did "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror).

Thanks to the various people on this forum who mentioned Howl at the Moon earlier this month. You were right, it was awesome!! You haven't lived until you've heard "Baby Got Back" on a baby grand.

cheesy is always fun!

Many of us from my work do Friday Happy Hours there every once in awhile. I've only made it once, but it's quite fun. It's definitely not cheesy when you're there. It's actually the only bar in Powerplant besides Rams Head that I can tolerate.

Be careful with the parking decks around there. Your night could go south quick if you parked in one of the decks that closes at an early hour and pulls down the steel gate on all its exits.

Hey Biggins, did you notice a lot of bachelorette parties on Friday evening? We tried counting them Saturday night, and lost count after noticing eight of them. They bordered on the obnoxious starting around 10:00 p.m. One of my friends went to the San Antonio location of Howl at the Moon, and she said it was a better crowd, i.e., not full of blitzed 22-year-old girls wearing hootchie skirts and "Bachelorette Party" t-shirts. I admit it's a perfect bar for that sort of function, but there were just soooooo many of them (plus, those young chicks didn't know all the 80's songs us geezers were requesting, hee hee). We're thinking of going back some Fri. evening but only if we heard from someone what the crowd is like on Fridays.

Thanks also for the heads-up on the parking decks. We have a friend who lives about 4 blocks from there and we always park in his driveway.

Howl does ROCK that is for sure!! Glad you liked it!!