The band first started playing at the Willows back in August of 1980. The fans were great, but it was so far from the city of Buffalo where most of us lived and also Cheektowaga where the band rehearsed at…
Thursday night December 10, 1981, the band was back at Dad’s at a time when we really needed it because we could always count on our fans at Dad’s to help us feel appreciated. Our December 5th show at Fast…
This was the late 80’s… MTV and its constant onslaught of music videos, each trying to outshine the other, launched a visual revolution for bands and made local acts take a hard look at their overall image. It was now…
On June 28, 1986, Parousia held its eighth show-case performance at the Chamber, the band’s personal art and performance space bordering the band’s home cities of Kenmore and Buffalo. The strategic location of the Chamber gave our friends and fans…
It was recently brought to our attention there was a band named Parousia BEFORE the existence of the Buffalo, New York based rock-band Parousia… or at the very least the two Parousia’s existed at the same time. Thank- goodness we…
Parousia’s February gig at Uncle Sam’s was scheduled to be the band’s first of the New Year after taking hiatus in January to rest after a very busy December that included shows at much larger venues like Uncle Sam’s, The…
The Shutters & Boards gig on June 2nd was Parousia’s first local show without vocals from the illustrious Ms. Kim Watts, who had just quit the band as a protest against our intention to accept good-paying gigs no matter where…
Columbus Day was a day-off for some people but not the majority, so we weren’t sure on the number of friends and fans that would show up in North Hollywood on Monday night when on Tuesday morning many had to get-up early for work. As it turned out, we…
Searching the internet for the original rock band PAROUSIA from Buffalo, NY, can sometimes prove challenging and confusing. For example, your dogged and relentless search may have led you to a band out of Saint Louis Missouri called STAGHORN and…
