In March of 2020, I came across the recordings of a rock-opera titled “Virtual Reality,” that Patt and I wrote and produced back in 1990. There are six shows recorded on VHS tape, ranging from 1990-1992. Many of the performances…
Somewhere between the imagery of Salvador Dali and Ed Wood sits “Lie Awake”, an avant-garde music video that ushers the viewer into a dark and mysterious world of nightmarish dreams, and induced hallucinations. The concept video for “Lie Awake” was…
The bean counters at Rock Dog Records tapped their fingers nervously waiting for Parousia to deliver a follow-up to the band’s December release “The King Of Christmas” and then they decided not to wait… and instead, remastered some tracks from…
Here is the band’s Christmas Song that began in the spring of 2019, not long after distributing and promoting “Moon Dogs”, (Parousia’s first two new studio recordings in over 30 years), the band discussed writing and recording a Christmas Song…
Rock Dog Records celebrates its 40th anniversary with international recording artists Parousia by re-releasing the band’s entire collection of music with plans to add new albums including previously unreleased live and studio material from the band’s career, 1984-2019. Expect live…
Here are two new songs from the band PAROUSIA 2019, with Patt Connolly (vocals/keyboards/flute); Garth Huels (acoustic /electric guitar); Robert Lowden (bass guitar/electric guitar); Gerry North Cannizzaro (drums), the same four musicians who wrote and produced over 90% of Parousia’s…
One fall night in Hollywood, after a long day in the studio, members of the band PAROUSIA kept the microphones “hot”, dimmed the lights and created an impromptu recording of an awesome Halloween soundtrack named, DARK HALLOWEEN! ‘Dark Halloween’ is…
“…If I told them once I told them a thousand times… It’s PAROUSIA first then Drink and Drown!” I spite of the billing mishap, this was the band’s grand return to Buff State College and with an early start-time of…
The year was 1995, Patt Connolly and Gerry Cannizzaro had just finished releasing the second BRAINSTORM album, “Variations On A Dream” and Gerry was looking for another project to produce that was timely and edgy. One of the artists being…
BRAINSTORM is an instrumental music group comprised of Patt Connolly (keyboardist/ flutist) and Gerry North Cannizzaro (drums/percussion); the founding members of alternative rock group, Parousia (1975-1992). BRAINSTORM recorded four contemporary instrumental albums from 1992 through 2002. Song writing for the…
On May 28, 2014 the band Parousia appeared in an article published in Buffalo Rising, although not necessarily for flattering reasons; it’s like the old saying goes; “any press is good press”. The article delves into Buffalo notables from the…
After 32 years Parousia returns to the studio to record some of their most interesting and revered songs. The new recordings will feature material written during the band’s alt-rock/ progressive rock phase at the Chamber (1984-1986), the band’s personal rehearsal…
