Les Foufounes Électriques

at , Montreal , H2X Canada

1. Event Venue
2. Landmark & Historical Place

Les Foufounes Électriques is a club and concert venue located at 87 Saint Catherine Street East in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in a neighbourhood known as the Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter). It is a multi-level establishment with two concert spaces and a dance floor. The club first opened its doors in 1983 and became a centre for underground music, art and culture in Montreal.Known as "Foufs" by the locals, the club is the oldest alternative rock venue in the city.HistoryIn 1983, Norman Boileau, François Gourd and Bernard Paquet, 3 friends from the same musical theatre group, decided to open a bar which would also serve as a place to showcase burgeoning alternative musicians and different types of art. Some of the more notable early art performances included applying paint to human canvasses as well as the walls of the club itself - these sessions were known as "Peinture en Direct" (live painting). The club's inner decor includes graffiti covered walls and strange sculptures. According to Gourd, the bar did not turn much of a profit and he sold his share in the club after 5 years. By the end of the 80s, Boileau was the only remaining owner.The name "Les Foufounes Électriques" in Quebec French literally translates to "the electric buttocks". According to a 2008 article which appeared in The Guardian the name originated from "its founders' habits of exhibiting their painted derrieres in old TV sets."

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Les Foufounes Électriques is Montreal based place and this enity listed in Event Venue category. H2X.