Parousia was the second rock band ever to play at the Shady Grove on Old Route 19 in Boston NY. When the club started booking rock bands in October 1981, Benhatzel performed first on Thursday, October 22 and then Parousia…
After night fall, we left the comfort of Forest Lawn Cemetery to play at the historic Frank’s Casa Nova one last time. The band was in a real funk during this time period. Our newsletter (below) pretty much sums up…
“Our Spectacular Return” (as stated on our band flyer) on a Saturday night! The band was back on home turf and although three-inches of snow fell on the ground that day, Parousia warmed things up a bit when they took the stage. Parousia pulled…
The Plant 6 on Delaware Ave. in Kenmore was firmly on Parousia’s “most favorite club to play list”. It was like a second home for our band, a lot of it had to do with a favorable geographic location from the Music…
It was a Friday night and I remember that when we got to the club we were surprised to see people waiting outside to see us. We did so well at the door it put us in the green $198 after…
The Parousia group performs the entire rock-opera “Virtual Reality” on Halloween night, 10/31/1991 at the Troubadour in West Hollywood CA in this video. Watch it now! This was a sweet gig that was handed to us by the Troubadour’s booking manager…
This was the big “End of Summer” party at Melanie’s. The fall semester was about to begin but until then, the party animals in Buffalo were out in full-force to enjoy what was left of summer vacation. Given the expectant…
This was the first night of our new Good vs. Evil show set… We put a lot of time and energy into turning the songs in our set list into a mini-rock opera featuring man’s struggle with good and evil. The show…
Yes, we were outrageous and sensational. Almost overnight the “Good vs. Evil” show-set was a hit and the word spread fast and upon our return to Melanie’s in Williamsville, NY we observed a surprising up-tick in attendance. The manager at…
