“…If I told them once I told them a thousand times… It’s PAROUSIA first then Drink and Drown!” I spite of the billing mishap, this was the band’s grand return to Buff State College and with an early start-time of…
Here is the video of the entire “Virtual Reality” show performed live at the Roxy in January of 1992. We didn’t know this would be Parousia’s final performance as a band. But looking back, I guess it just made sense……
Parousia’s last performance as a cover band was at Fast Annie’s April 10, 1982. It’s been said that all good things must come to an end and it was no different with the six-member rock band Parousia, with Barry, Gerry,…
Not far south of the Polish Villa and east of the ‘Kids Escaping Drugs’ center, there once was a club that aspired to be as great as its name called, New York New York at 935 Harlem Rd. It was…
It was nearing the end-of-summer and the band Parousia found itself back at the Eagles Roost in the sleepy lake-side community of Olcott to play one last time before the club shuttered its doors for the season after the big…
On Saturday afternoon, June 6, 1981 at 2:00 pm Patt & Gerry sat in the studio of WGRQ radio to talk about the band’s upcoming shows. (The interview was then re-broadcast on June 13th and 14th.) That same night, Parousia…
Graffiti’s was known as a “party bar”, “meat-market” and “pick-up-joint”. The club was advertised as a “50’s, 60’s & 70’s music experience”. It was located on the popular Elmwood Strip and it featured live music, dancing and lots and lots…
The band was on a recent high-note having recently performed at the Port Colborne West Side Arena in Canada, Parousia’s first arena-sized gig and we nailed it! We came away from that show tasting for the first time what rock…
What better way could Parousia earn money on a hot summer night, if not rocking-out at a cool little club on the Olcott beach harbor? This time around, “certain members” of the band and entourage did the smart thing and…
