In May of 1988, the songs “Place your Bets” and “Tiffany” by Parousia were broadcast for the first time over the radio on a popular local alternative rock station called “KROQ”. We had a few D.J.’s at that station who…
Finally the moment had arrived… Our first L.A. show! After more than a year of getting settled-in and making the transition from Buffalonian to Los Angelino, we were ready to appear in front of an audience again and give the…
A good friend Cheryl Hooven-Lewis recently sent me a letter and in it was an old document I wrote as a promo piece called, “The History of the band Parousia (1975-1978)“. A lighthearted story of how the band was formed…
Hi ho hi ho back on the road we go… and so it was on this Saturday night in August when the rock band Parousia set out on empty highway and country road on a journey to a faraway land.…
In less than five months of performing at rock clubs in and around Los Angeles, Parousia landed a gig at the Whisky a Go-Go on the world famous Sunset Strip known for its “showcase venues” (pay to play of course)…
The Rusty Nail in Downtown Jamestown had it all: a swank atmosphere, attractive crowd, ‘two for one’ drinks and 10 cent chicken wings. Best of all, it was a solid rock club that was paying us $350.00 to perform on a…
Parousia’s last performance as a cover band was at Fast Annie’s April 10, 1982. The sad truth is, the band was too big (and too expensive) to continue. Producing and performing the show-set was a massive effort and we were…
Somewhere East of Niagara Falls and North of North Tonawanda was the town of Wheatfield, NY…. and yes, we played there. At D.J.’s Stillery we were paid $100.00 to play one set of music on December 11, 1980. The weather was…
The Bachelors Den, located in Kenmore at 15 LaSalle Ave. at the corner of Delaware Ave. I don’t remember a whole lot about this club other than it being small with a regular clientele that was very rowdy. Lot’s of Baseball…
