The demise of the band seemed inevitable. We were depressed from a string of ‘hard-luck’ gigs that destroyed our spirits, our finances and our goals. Inside of a month we were threatened with a lawsuit (because our soundman destroyed the…
The Shutters & Boards gig on June 2nd was Parousia’s first local show without vocals from the illustrious Ms. Kim Watts, who had just quit the band as a protest against our intention to accept good-paying gigs no matter where…
Columbus Day was a day-off for some people but not the majority, so we weren’t sure on the number of friends and fans that would show up in North Hollywood on Monday night when on Tuesday morning many had to get-up early for work. As it turned out, we…
It was summer vacation for students and the college kids were out in full-force and well into advanced party-mode when Parousia took the stage to play for this awesome crowd. We decided to wrap-up the second set of the night with a cover of the…
Spring time found Parousia springing back to the Holland Willows way out in Holland NY. Our Saturday May 9th show at the Willow’s was part of a very busy month for the band, full of ups and downs. It all…
Saturday, March 22, 1980, our second time performing for the gifted students of Calasanctius high. This time we were playing “off-campus” at a school sponsored Junior Achievement event, held at the coastal Holiday Inn, Grand Island. The band looked forward…
This was Parousia’s first gig at the Plant 6 on Niagara Street in Black Rock. It was very near the band’s primary long-term performance venue, McVan’s nite club (Niagara and Hertel) and our rehearsal place was just down the road…
This was the band’s first performance at one of the biggest night clubs in Buffalo. Uncle Sam’s featured national recording artists and the best bands that Western NY had to offer. Tonight, Parousia was appearing as an opening act for…
In the 1980’s times were different, the disenfranchised came out of the closet as society became more tolerant to alternative ways of thinking. In a sign of the times, giving into their most carnal desires, Parousia surreptitiously organized and staged…
