The Roach
Parish: Orleans
Location: New Orleans
Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 in the article “Time Remains: A Subjective Side to South Louisiana Rock ‘n’ Roll Singles, 1965-1967″:
“(Dr. Spec’s Optical Illusion) played all the local New Orleans area hotspots, the Hullaballoo, the Beaconette, and the Dream Palace in the French Quarter. While playin’ a downtown club called ‘The Roach,’ the Illusions got busted and thrown in jail for disturbing the peace.”