As you can see in the flyer, on this night (Sunday, March 15, 1981) Parousia was scheduled as the last band on stage, after a very long night of musical acts beginning at 3:00 pm in the afternoon and ending…
Phillip Christopher of Multi-Media Attractions became Parousia’s first formal booking agent. A large part of Phil’s entertainment industry experience came from performing and producing shows with the popular 50’s cover band, ‘Big Wheelie & The Hubcaps’. Phil was assisted by…
Here are 12 video clips from the last show with the band in its present form. Last Monday at the FM Station, Dudley Taft dropped the news… He announced that he had an offer to move back to Seattle and…
In an effort to quell the harsh bite of winter, Dad’s Café decided to host a “Summer Beach Party in January” special event, featuring the non-beachy progressive rock sounds of Parousia. Having six members in the band, it was difficult…
Published In September 2017, the book, “History of Buffalo Music and Entertainment” written by Rick Falkowski was released to the public. The book is a nostalgic journey into Buffalo New York’s musical heritage from the 1830’s to the early 1990’s.…
In 1986 and 1987 the rock band Parousia from Buffalo, NY began to follow through on their plans to move the group to Los Angeles and seek fame and fortune in Hollywood. …only to find the dream buried under a…
On Friday, March 19, 1982, Parousia once again set sail for Chaffee NY and the Sundown Saloon. The club was a 60-mile round-trip from the Music Mall in Cheektowaga, NY, where the band stored its equipment and rehearsed. The band…
On Saturday, July 12th 1986, Parousia held its ninth show-case performance at the Chamber, the band’s personal creative and performance space located near the corner of Kenmore Avenue and Elmwood Avenue. The Chamber, as we called it, was a warehouse…
This was the band’s second show at “the Gate”. The club was full of South Buffalo locals on a Saturday night and they were ready to party. Nary the band Parousia to disappoint! The first go-around at the Starting Gate,…
