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| - I agree with Jarrett H., how are there only 2 reviews for Howler's? This is a good place to see some live music, drink some cheap beer and enjoy being in a local Bloomfield bar. It can be a little intimidating walking into Howler's for the first time. The bar area right by the door definitely has that local feel. If you happen to walk in between songs, or just catch a quieter moment, people will turn to look at you.
But fear not, I've always found the people there pretty friendly, if maybe a bit gruff. Once you get inside and order up a beer though, it's like you've been a part of the group all night. They do allow smoking, so expect that, but I agree with Jarrett that's it's not overwhelming.
A friend of mine is in a band and has played a number of shows here, usually as part of a 3-4 band set. Just about every time I go, I'm impressed by the other bands as well. Howler's seems to try and get some good variety those nights. I've seen some heavy metal, pure rock and roll, a guy rock a standup base and two guys who used a lot of synthesizers and echo loops. Every time the bands have chilled after they play so it's easy to talk to them about their music. And some smaller bands have come from NY, Chicago, OH...
I'd definitely recommend it to people looking for a local bar and interesting music from around the northeast.
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