Garth played guitar with Parousia from 1978 until 1986, writing and recording original music to be mixed in with the cover tunes the band played at countless venues on the East Coast. Now he's a computer geek in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Here’s some pics that recently turned up of Parousia at rehearsal in Room 7 of the Music Mall on Broadway in Cheektowaga NY. Sporting our new faux Satin jackets and surrounded by the massive PA we assembled for big shows…
For whatever reason, Parousia was a hit with the Polish crowd. We tried to figure it out… was it our old friend Steve Panzcak who gave the Polish Community a ‘wink and a nod’ after playing his wedding back in 1976? …
One thing about Parousia, we would never discriminate against an underage crowd. Whoever was willing to purchase a ticket was OK by us and the Teenage Hot Spot was just such a place for that to happen. This brave venture…
Parousia’s 1st gig at Kelly’s Inn – Saturday September 1, 1979. We had just finished playing our first gig at Frank’s Casanova on a Wednesday and were ready for a better crowd on Saturday at Kelly’s Inn. Ok, to tell…
Backstage Productions booked our debut gig at Knickerbockers on a Thursday night. Knickerbockers night club located at 2500 Walden Ave in Cheektowaga was in direct competition with Uncle Sam’s, a more popular venue located just down the street at 2525…
The Starting Gate Café was gaining a bit or notoriety in Buffalo as the cool club to play at. It hosted prestigious up and coming bands and we were glad to be considered one of them. It was a nice little…
💡 It was Labor Day weekend and a local Buffalo tavern called Kitty’s Dodge City Saloon was hosting a ‘battle of the bands’ beginning Sunday, September 2nd and ending on Monday September 3rd. For some reason, we were asked to…
😉 🙂 Somewhere along the 98 freeway, six miles South of Crystal Lake road, past the sleepy town of Sandusky, lies Franklinville NY, home of the infamous Kinfolk Corral. This gig is a shining example of accepting a contract to perform without all of…
This was a very busy week for Parousia and it all started on Wednesday, October 8th when we performed at the Pardi Bar in Cheektowaga, NY and then on Thursday, October 9th at the Holland Willows in Olean, where at…