The bar at our local university was called The Barn - this was due to the fact that is was - a barn. Apparently it used to actually be home to farm animals before it became a money-losing concert hall.

It was torn down today. A necessary move (it was probably getting dangerously decrepit), but it will be missed.

I can remember some great concerts there: Sloan, Thursh Hermit, Local Rabbits, The Watchmen, Treble Charger, Sum41 (before they were rock stars), The Flashing Lights, Horton's Choice, 54-40, Stawberry, and a few others.

It was a great venue. It sounded great, and was small enough that even the smallest shows felt packed. I’ll never forget seeing Sloan play in The Barn on their One Chord to Another tour. The place was packed well beyond safety, and it was unbearably hot inside - though it was -20 outside. In the middle of the set, someone opened a door on the balcony directly above and behind the stage. The temperature difference caused billows of fog to poor in over the stage. The band was probably pissed as their guitars warped out of tune, but it looked really cool.

The Barn is no longer, but you can watch it fall (1.6 MB animated GIF).