text: You might be surprised to find out that I am a fan of the dueling piano bar Unfortunately not so much when it comes to Howl at the Moon Before I get to that I will say that they have some sweet offers if you are into looking for themnnCurrently on Yelp you can get two people in the door for free by showing the coupon hint use it If you use Foursquare you can check in outside the door and get in for free hint if you forgot the Yelp coupon use it If you are the mayor of the place you can score a free drink hint if you can use itnnWith the economy the way it is being able to get anything for free is awesome and on that front you have to like being able to get anything for free And throwing alcohol into the mix Definitely a bonusnnIts just a shame that the good news stops at the door Or the barnnWhat is generally so entertaining about the dueling pianos falls completely flat here If you have ever been to a similar establishment say Crocodile Rocks in Myrtle Beach you have likely seen a couple of really talented performers who go for hours on their pianos technically keyboards wedged into piano frames and keep you going all nightnnAt Howl at the Moon you get something else entirely It is a couple of marginally talented musicians on generally the same keyboard concept but there are other musicians as well a drummer and guitarist but no one can sing particularly well none of them had much charisma and rather than keeping the energy going with singalongs that everyone knew think Piano Man they launched into songs that nearly no one could understand because of the volume of the music and after a couple of songs they would take a little break and do a dance like something from Coyote Ugly even the bartenders and servers So you cannot even get a drink to take away the painnnThat all means that instead of an intimate night spent hanging out and singing drinking songs with a hundred of your best buddies you get something else entirelynnProbably the worst part of it was that the best tables in the house those in the front were all taken up by bachelorette parties Now I get that they are a business and I am sure those ladies spent loads of money so I completely understand And it is not that I have anything against bachelorette parties But to have six or seven large tables actually fourtops pushed together to form or tops taking up the bulk of the room and relegating everyone else to secondclass citizen status That is a bit muchnnIf I ever go back it is to hold my bachelorette party Or at least to claim some free drinks so I can actually enjoy the place Or maybe both