She politely returns my pen and serenely sings along to the karaoke rendition of Stevie Nicks’s soft-rock classic “Landslide.” She then savagely stabs at the balloons until there are no survivors. Wead picks up a bunch of balloons that was recently dropped by an exiting bridal party. They have a special birthday horn they just honked off for my friend. “All these businessmen would come in, and as the night went on the ties would come off and they’d let out their inner animal, like werewolves.”įor Werewolf patron Shelby Wead, 23, the staff’s commitment to casual celebration pays off. The staff take pleasure in relating the supposed origin of the name. We like to call ourselves ‘Masters of the Vibe.’” She describes the experience as “Like being in a functioning, dysfunctional family. The bartender/songstress, Nicki Peterson, has been working at Werewolf for nearly a year. I could show you some drinks,/ What is it you’d be liking?/ Vodka, gin, rum, and other things too/ What is it you want?/ A whole new world!