We would like to give a warm welcome to our three new entertainers in Louisville! We are very excited they are now members of our band and we’d love for you to get to know them. You can see each of them perform our signature live music in Louisville Monday – Saturday!

Name: Elaina
Hometown: Hilltown, PA
Years at Howl at the Moon: Three

What’s the worst song request you’ve ever gotten?
E: Happy Birthday a la Marilyn Monroe. This has happened more than once.

Who is your music idol?
E: Joao Bilberto, the father of Brazilian bossa nova – my favorite genre.

What song can you play over and over again?
E: Somebody to Love – Queen

What song do you wish you didn’t have to play over and over again?
E: Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. The song is alright, but it feels like a downer when you are trying to throw a party!

Who would you want to face in a head-to-head dueling piano battle?
E: Mike Brumfield in Chicago, because he would win. His opponents usually have cardiac arrest due to laughing fits.

Favorite night of the week to play?
E: Thursday…it’s a hybrid of what I like about the weekdays and the weekends without being too much of either.

What is your favorite prop onstage?
E: I don’t use props…it’s all me, baby!

What instruments can you play?
E: Piano, drums, bass, guitar, fiddle, harmonica, trumpet, trombone, baritone, French horn, tuba, cello, upright bass, clarinet, flute, marimba, and berimbau (a Brazilian instrument). I just finished a master’s degree in music education last year where I had to learn basically everything!

What is your favorite instrument to play?
E: The piano!

Finish this sentence: I cannot perform without my…
E: Healthy vocal chords!

If you could perform anywhere in the world (ANYWHERE!), where would it be?
E: Some kind of under-the-sea performance space…that would be new!

When did you first know you wanted to be a performer?
E: I don’t think I ever figured it out…it just happened to me!

Most memorable moment onstage?
E: It was my last night playing in Howl Chicago before I moved to Louisville. We performed Devil Went Down to Georgia together with me on the fiddle. It had been quite a feat for me to have gotten that far; when I started at Howl I didn’t even know how to hold the bow or any of the notes on a violin. When we finished the song, all of my band mates held the show: they stood up and clapped for me. I can’t even think about it without a tear coming to my eye!

Finish this sentence: Music makes the world a better place because…
E: It fulfills a craving to the body and soul.

Name: Brett
Hometown: Long Beach, MS
Years at Howl at the Moon: 7 months

What’s the worst song request you’ve ever gotten?
B: Red Solo Cup

Who is your music idol?
B: Big tie between Ray Charles and Bono

What song can you play over and over again?
B: Whatever You Like – T.I.

Who would you want to face in a head-to-head dueling piano battle?
B: My trainer Ken

Favorite Night of the week to play?
B: Every night!

What is your favorite prop on stage?
B: The rap sunglasses

What instruments can you play?
B: Mainly piano, but a little bit of bass

What is your favorite instrument to play?
B: Piano!

Finish this sentence: I cannot perform without my…
B: Fingers!

If you could perform anywhere in the world (ANYWHERE!), where would it be?
B: Europe

When did you first know you wanted to be a performer?
B: Six months ago!

Most memorable moment on stage?
B: First rap song

Finish this sentence: Music makes the world a better place because…
B: It speaks to the heart.

Name: Craig
Hometown: Titusville, FL
Years at Howl: 6 months

What’s the worst song request you’ve ever gotten?
C: It’s a Small World After All

Who is your music idol?
C: Gene Harris – an amazing jazz pianist and the reason that I started playing piano.

What song can you play over and over again?
C: All Summer Long by Kid Rock…I probably play this at least once a night!

What song do you wish you didn’t’ have to play over and over again?
C: Paradise – The Dashboard Light

Who would you want to face in a head-to-head dueling piano battle?
C: Billy Joel… Piano Man basically invented our job after all

Favorite night of the week to play?
C: Saturday! It’s the most fun!

What is your favorite prop onstage?
C: The Elton John getup…wig, boa and glasses

What instruments can you play?
C: Keytar, Harmonica, Ukulele, Trombone, and Kazoo

Finish this sentence. I cannot perform without my…
C: Five hour energy

If you could perform anywhere in the world (ANYWHERE!), where would it be?
C: Hawaii…crossing my fingers for a Howl at the Moon Honolulu!

When did you first know you wanted to be a performer?
C: Way back when I was in concert band in grade school

Most memorable moment onstage?
C: My audition! I was so nervouse

Finish this sentence. Music makes the world a better place because…
C: everyone can understand!