Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 in the article “Toga A Go-Go″: “The (Roamin’) Togas solidified their rep throughout ’67 at most of the famed venues in South Louisiana at the time like the Beaconette in New Orleans, the Golden Slipper in Baton Rouge, the Puppy Pen in Lake Charles, Paul’s Lounge in Jeanerette, and the York Club in Lafayette.” Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 in the article “The Bad Roads″: The Bad Roads guitarist Bryan Smith: “We’d play…here in Lake Charles a guy named Eddie Arceneaux had a club called the Puppy Pen. It was an abandoned officer’s club on the Air Force base here that he’d made into a teen club. The whole club was painted flat black, two stages, kinda like the Catacombs. That was the spot, man…” ...
Thunderbird Beach
Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 in the article “Hearsin’ Around: The Playgue.″ The Playgue vocalist/bassist Lewis Moyse: “It was a kick having a record out, and (our managers) kept getting us jobs at good spots, good clubs, and crowded venues like Thunderbird Beach, just south of Baton Rouge. I remember we played there once with Bobby Loveless and his band.” ...
Golden Slipper
Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 In the article “Toga A Go-Go″: “The Roamin’ Togas solidified their rep throughout ’67 at most of the famed venues in South Louisiana at the time like the Beaconette in New Orleans, the Golden Slipper in Baton Rouge, the Puppy Pen in Lake Charles, Paul’s Lounge in Jeanerette, and the York Club in Lafayette.” In the article “Hearsin’ Around: The Playgue″: The Playgue vocalist/bassist Lewis Moyse: “…(Our managers) maybe thought we were going to make them rich, but they got us gigs in good places, around LSU, clubs like the Golden Slipper (a drinking club LSU students went to)…” In the article “The Bad Roads″: The Bad Roads guitarist Bryan Smith: “We’d play at the Golden Slipper in Baton Rouge, the York Club in Lafayette, LeFleur’s Roller Rink in Sulphur, the Catacombs in Houston…” ...
Rollerland Club
Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage magazine Brown Paper Sack, issue #1, January, 1997 in the article “The Barracudas″: “(The Barracudas) were happening in the area throughout ’65 and ’66, opening for ‘hitmakers’ like John Fred and the Playboys, Dale and Grace, and Dallas Frazierat the Rollerland Club in Alexandria.” ...
American Union Hall
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″: “(The Glory Rhodes) were all pals at Ridgewood High in (New Orleans) and honed their sound playing the neighborhood joints like the Purple Pickle Club and the American Union Hall.” ...
The Roach
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.” ...
The Dream Palace
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.” ...
Big Daddy’s Au-Go-Go Club
Mentioned in Louisiana and Texas garage music 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”: “According to (Lake Charles band The Castaways vocal/rhythm guitar player Joey Floyd), they mostly played proms and frat parties, thought they did appear regularly at some place called ‘Big Daddy’s Au-Go-Go Club.’ ...
Arkansas Bar
Rural bar that was well known for violence http://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/DeltaReflections-Nightclubs.html ...
Catahoula Country Music Show
Country music venue in Janesville that was run by Don Wiley and J.C. Henderson. Wiley’s band, Don Wiley and the Blue Grass Boys played there regularly and the venue featured many Grand Ole Opry stars. https://louisianafolklife.nsula.edu/artist-biographies/profiles/229 ...