Rub her baggy bumpers
August 7, 2008
Shout House street sign
The first event of the Minneapolis TB meetup was dinner with Mark (travelman727) and Julie (Pinchora) at Hard Rock Cafe on Block E. There was a Wiggles concert next door at the Target Center so there was an abnormally large child population downtown this afternoon. We had a quick supper and a very delicious but disappointing brownie sundae and headed over to the Shout House Dueling Piano bar around the corner.
We arrived at the Shout House and had our pick of the tables. Soon Michael (moon over michael) joined us and we were ready for some action! It was a Thursday night so it was actually pretty dead in there, but it did pick up later on. We watched a couple of girls go up on stage while they had a song (bachelorette or birthday related) sung to them.
My front bumper (and sticker)
Julie took a video of part of the song why don't we get drunk and screw
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Shout House street sign
My front bumper (and sticker)
tourists! (at Shout House)
Shout House indoor sign
the piano bar set up
they weren't dueling this night
Mark, Michael, me and Julie
Mark (incognito) and Michael
The Orpheum Theater
Target Center (sporting events)
Bring your requests and a few friends for a fun night!
The Shout House is a deuling piano bar in downtown Minneapolis, in Block E. The stage is set with two pianos facing eachother with a big mirror behind them. Two pianists take turns playing requests from the crowd and they feed off each other. One takes the lead with the playing and singing and the other provides back up. They have three players that rotate and play a few songs with using all three of them so they'll add drum set or bass/guitar. The musicians are very talented and fun to watch and each one plays more than just the piano.
If you're there for a birthday or bachelor/ette party, they'll bring you up on stage and sing an embarassing song for/about you that often has adult humor. It is hilarious! I went up on stage and they sang about me being pregnant (which I wasn't) and the song lyrics were "why don't we get drunk and screw".
Sometimes they'll play a horrible song that is slow and boring that no one wants to hear and they'll say, "I got $5 to play this song. You don't like it, $6 will get you a different song." The idea is that people will throw a bunch of money up there with requests so the pianos will "duel" and the players will make more money. We were there on a Thursday, so it wasn't very busy. They are busier and rowdier on weekends with more requests and more crowd interaction. It generally fills up later in the night and is more fun when the crowd gets into the show. If you don't participate, they'll point you out and put you on the spot. This didn't happen nearly enough, in my opinion.
The piano bar serves food and drinks and they play from 8pm-1am. Get there early to get a good seat and you can usually beat the cover charge if you're in before 9 pm. This isn't really the place to go if you want to talk all night because its hard to hear over the piano and you'd probably rather listen to the music anyway. It was a fun time and is perfect for small gatherings and even more fun if you request songs and sing along. Be sure to bring your $1 bills!
UPDATE: I went again to the Shout House on a Wednesday night for 80s night and it was insane! There were so many people there that there was standing room only and so many requests they were turning them away by 10:30 pm. People were dressed in 80s costumes and they only played songs from the 80s or 80s movies. The crowd was a little more into it, but with so many people there it was hard to hear or even see the stage. Plus, they had $1 tap beers (Miller High Life only), so my tab was only $5 for a couple of hours.
BIRTHDAY UPDATE: I went to the Shout House to celebrate my birthday on a Birthday Tuesday. If you bring three friends the birthday person gets a goodie bag that included a free t-shirt, keychain, hat and a mug good for free drinks all night! The birthday person also gets to go on stage for a fun song. Reservations recommended for groups of more than 4 or so. Have fun! I sure did! We also tried the food for the first time. I got the Thai Pie (spicy peanut sauce, chicken, pineapple and peanuts)- it was good! We also got the taco pizza, a caesar salad and buffalo wings and everything was good.
If you're there for a birthday or bachelor/ette party, they'll bring you up on stage and sing an embarassing song for/about you that often has adult humor. It is hilarious! I went up on stage and they sang about me being pregnant (which I wasn't) and the song lyrics were "why don't we get drunk and screw".
Sometimes they'll play a horrible song that is slow and boring that no one wants to hear and they'll say, "I got $5 to play this song. You don't like it, $6 will get you a different song." The idea is that people will throw a bunch of money up there with requests so the pianos will "duel" and the players will make more money. We were there on a Thursday, so it wasn't very busy. They are busier and rowdier on weekends with more requests and more crowd interaction. It generally fills up later in the night and is more fun when the crowd gets into the show. If you don't participate, they'll point you out and put you on the spot. This didn't happen nearly enough, in my opinion.
The piano bar serves food and drinks and they play from 8pm-1am. Get there early to get a good seat and you can usually beat the cover charge if you're in before 9 pm. This isn't really the place to go if you want to talk all night because its hard to hear over the piano and you'd probably rather listen to the music anyway. It was a fun time and is perfect for small gatherings and even more fun if you request songs and sing along. Be sure to bring your $1 bills!
UPDATE: I went again to the Shout House on a Wednesday night for 80s night and it was insane! There were so many people there that there was standing room only and so many requests they were turning them away by 10:30 pm. People were dressed in 80s costumes and they only played songs from the 80s or 80s movies. The crowd was a little more into it, but with so many people there it was hard to hear or even see the stage. Plus, they had $1 tap beers (Miller High Life only), so my tab was only $5 for a couple of hours.
BIRTHDAY UPDATE: I went to the Shout House to celebrate my birthday on a Birthday Tuesday. If you bring three friends the birthday person gets a goodie bag that included a free t-shirt, keychain, hat and a mug good for free drinks all night! The birthday person also gets to go on stage for a fun song. Reservations recommended for groups of more than 4 or so. Have fun! I sure did! We also tried the food for the first time. I got the Thai Pie (spicy peanut sauce, chicken, pineapple and peanuts)- it was good! We also got the taco pizza, a caesar salad and buffalo wings and everything was good.
Dueling pianos neon sign
sign outside
sign inside
piano bar set up
seats by piano stage
free bumper sticker if you go on…
Michele by Shout House
piano players in action
free drinks!
my birthday group
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