To openly admit my bias, I've never been a fan of piano bars. In a weekend visiting my college roommate in Charlotte for the 2017 Belk Bowl, she recommended our group stop by Howl to start the night since we could order a few of their infamous bucket drinks as we waited for more friends to join. We ended up choosing the Cherry Kool-aid bucket to satisfy a variety of taste personalities.
I did find Howl to be a fun young atmosphere - the perfect spot for college town grads, but it was the music which I found totally sobering. Listening to the nightly performer sing to current songs sung by piano adaption was cringeworthy. Because of the musical styling, I can only imagine Howl being a place I would start or end my night, but never as a bar I stay for the entire night out. On the plus side, Howl benefits from its location in Epicenter, making the bar almost an inevitable stop.