The Woodlands Edition | February 2024

Business

BY JOVANNA AGUILAR

Guests can take part in the entertainment at the new venue.

COURTESY TWO TONES DUELING PIANO BAR

Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar oers an interactive musical experience.

Tyler Lewis, a co-owner of Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar, also performs as a pianist at the venue.

COURTESY TWO TONES DUELING PIANO BAR

JOVANNA AGUILARˆCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar brings new entertainment option to The Woodlands area

Since opening in October, Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar has oered an interactive musical experience from dueling pianist and co-owner Tyler Lewis. Dueling musicians focus on entertaining the audience by battling for their attention with musical instruments, such as pianos and guitars, as well as singing. Lewis said the idea behind the bar came from his experience as a dueling pianist as well as his belief that the region could use a new entertainment option. “There’s amazing places to eat. There’s amazing places to hang out, but there’s not a lot of places to actually let loose and have fun,” Lewis said. The setup Lewis said after performing for several dueling piano bars, he became a traveling dueling pianist during COVID-19 and decided to establish his own business to plant his roots while practicing his passion. Since opening Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar, the new entertainment venue has quickly gained attention and popularity, Lewis said. “We’ve had so many people that want to come in that we’ve had no choice but to expand,” he said, adding that the bar’s capacity allows them to host up to 310 guests. Lewis said they are in the process of adding two additional bathrooms to the

bar to further increase the capacity. The details

On dueling piano nights, Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar oers free table reservation options as well as VIP and high-table reservations starting at $100. Lewis said he recommends guests make online reservations three weeks in advance. The piano bar also hosts karaoke nights and private events, and oers travel show services. While the bar is designed for guests age 21 and up, Lewis said the bar is holding Sunday Brunch the Œrst Sunday of every month for families to enjoy regardless of age starting Feb. 4. Also of note Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar provides its enter- tainment experience with interactive audience participation, live music comedy shows or dueling piano nights held Thursday through Saturday. With experienced musicians, the piano bar oers guests the chance to request songs for dueling pianists to play and participate in the performance. “The audience is the show in a lot of ways, so it’s completely dierent every single night,” Lewis said. Lewis said Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar aims to recruit dueling pianists to train to their standards.

Two Tones Dueling Piano Bar oers table reservation options online.

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In addition to entertainment, the venue has a bar with a variety of oerings.

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27832 I-45 N., Oak Ridge North www.twotonespianobar.com

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