Between Howls at Darkbird Taphouse- Peosta, IA

Name: Between Howls at Darkbird Taphouse- Peosta, IA
Start: 2025-12-12T17:30:00-06:00
Location: Darkbird Taphouse

Schedule

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Darkbird Taphouse | Peosta, IA

Free Show
ABOUT
Between Howls are Ren Howl (violin) & Nick Howl (guitar). The husband & wife duo’s unique blend of vocal harmonies, thoughtful lyrics and virtuosic instrumental arrangements have drawn in audiences across the United States for nearly a decade.
Nick & Ren met while attending college at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. After a fateful late-night jam in January of 2018, they began performing publicly as a duo. Between the winter of 2018 and the spring of 2020 they played over 200 shows together throughout northern Wisconsin & Minnesota.
In June of 2021 the Howl’s relocated to the Los Angeles area and spent three years based out west. While in California they recorded two albums with the rock group One Less Guest, embarked on two subsequent tours with the band, and collaborated on numerous projects with other artists in music & film. Most notably providing the soundtrack to the 2022 short film, The Pool Boy. They often credit the experiences and friends made in California with inspiring them to “just make the leap” into doing music full-time, which they did in June of 2024.
The following spring, Nick & Ren released Between Howls debut album, and embarked on a two-and-a-half-month tour in support of the record. The Cabin Fever Tour featured 23 stops along a 7,000 mile route winding through the Rocky mountains, along the Pacific ocean, and across the great midwest.
Also on the road that spring was Nashville country/soul artist, Kashus Culpepper. Ren joined Kashus on vocals and violin for several shows- including a set at Stagecoach Music Festival’s Palamino stage, one in New York City for CBS This Morning’s long-running musical segment, Saturday Sessions, and two shows in Missouri & Colorado opening for R&B artist, Leon Bridges.
Although often (though not completely inaccurately) described as Minnesotans hailing from Duluth- the Howl’s have more often lived, gone to school & worked “across the bridge” in the smaller port town of Superior, Wisconsin. They are currently in the early stages of recording their second album.