Historical info on Parousia
On May 28, 2014 the band Parousia appeared in an article published in Buffalo Rising, although not necessarily for flattering reasons; it’s like the old saying goes; “any press is good press”. The article delves into Buffalo notables from the…
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 the Buffalo Night-Life article above, it mentions the closing of the 97th season of Crystal Beach Park, Labor Day 1985. Exactly three-years later in 1989 the park shut its doors for good. I well remember this magical place called…
I bought a six piece North drum kit on May 8th 1981 for $944.80. I bought it at Edwin’s Music Store on 1515 Broadway, Buffalo, NY. That price included a kick drum, four hanging toms 6”, 8” 10”, and 12…
Let it never be said, Parousia was run haphazardly without a plan or some sort of accountability. Playing in a working rock-band was a lesson in team-work and cooperation, finding our strengths, delegating duties based on those strengths and then…
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…
Q: What does the rock band Parousia and the movie Stepfather 2 have in common? A: Parousia’s song “Tiffany” is featured in the sound track. In July of 1989, while Parousia was being taped live for broadcast on the “Hollywood…
In August 1986, PAROUSIA finished its last performance at the Chamber. We made a decision to move the band to Hollywood and bring (unleash) our show to the L.A. music scene. The timing was right. We had a good crop…
Parousia Management throughout the band history: From 1975 -1978 Parousia didn’t have a professional manager or booking agent. Most of our gigs came by way of friends who were on a student council or by one of us calling a…
