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Jay's Longhorn Bar, most frequently referred to by patrons as The Longhorn, was a nexus of the punk music scene in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the late 1970s and early 1980s, described by music critics as a "legendary" part of the genre's history and a "punk rocker's paradise." One of the earliest clubs in America to book punk, New Wave, and alternative-rock bands on a regular basis, the Longhorn was the only concert stage in Minnesota where touring acts in those genres could regularly perform until the opening of what would become First Avenue in 1980.〔Cost, J., Earles, A., Fritch, M., Hickey, M., Klinge, S., Miller, E., Olson, D., Rowland, H., Ryan, M., and Valania, J.: (A Tale Of Twin Cities: Hüsker Dü, The Replacements And The Rise And Fall Of The ’80s Minneapolis Scene ), Magnet, June 12, 2005.〕 "The Police, Blondie, all the big acts played there," wrote Hüsker Dü guitarist Bob Mould, who frequented the venue and noted that he considered Hüsker Dü "an actual band" only after they had performed on the Longhorn stage. It was also an important crucible of the local punk-rock scene, and was notable as the first bar ever played by both of the scene's most highly influential bands, Hüsker Dü (on May 13, 1979) and The Replacements (on July 2, 1980). Replacements manager and founder of influential label Twin/Tone Peter Jesperson was also a DJ at the Longhorn during that time, and signed the band to Twin/Tone immediately after that performance. Located at 14 S. 5th Street in downtown Minneapolis, the Longhorn was opened by owner Jay Berine on June 1, 1977, with help from general manager-artist director-musician Al Wodtke (of Badfinger, KYX, Crow, and Apostles). The Longhorn became a notable punk rock and hardcore punk venue, booking bands such as The Clash, Buzzcocks, Gang of Four, Talking Heads, Dead Boys, Robert Gordon, Mink De Ville, Iggy Pop, The Stranglers,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PunkFunkRockPop: The Minnesota Music Collection )〕 The Flamin' Oh's, The Suburbs, the Suicide Commandos, the Hypstrz, Naked Raygun, The Effigies, The Ramones, Pere Ubu, Lily Tomlin, The Plasmatics, Elvis Costello, Curtiss A, and The Nerves. Before it was an established punk rock venue, the Longhorn hosted a thriving jazz scene. It was home base for the progressive jazz group Natural Life and brought with it many national and international jazz acts. Chris Osgood, singer-guitarist of the Suicide Commandos, described the Longhorn as "like CBGB in that it was a long bar with a low ceiling and the band was up on a riser at one end of the room. It had been a Nino's Steakhouse before it turned into a bar, so it was not a dump."〔Cost, J., Earles, A., Fritch, M., Hickey, M., Klinge, S., Miller, E., Olson, D., Rowland, H., Ryan, M., and Valania, J.: (A Tale Of Twin Cities: Hüsker Dü, The Replacements And The Rise And Fall Of The ’80s Minneapolis Scene ), Magnet, June 12, 2005.〕 ==In popular culture== Nostalgia for the heyday of the venue was the focus of Minnesota musician Dylan Hicks' song "The Longhorn Days" from his 1998 album ''Poughkeepsie''. On May 16, 2015 a "Longhorn Bar Reunion" was held at First Avenue and 7th St Entry in Minneapolis Minnesota. Local bands and performers (including X-Boys, Curtiss A, Hypstrz, Flamin'-Oh's, Yipes, and The Suburbs/The Suicide Commandos combined as "Sub-Commandoes"), many containing members who played at Jay's Longhorn, paid tribute. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jay's Longhorn Bar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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