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, New York New York 935 Harlem Blvd., Buffalo NY. Parousia played New…
Parousia Rehearsals At Ultimate Storage, Delaware & Kenmore Ave, Kenmore, NY – Spring 1983 After a one-year departure from the seven-piece rock band PAROUSIA, with all of its ‘majesty of rock’ and ‘pageantry of roll’, the three of us (Garth…
Here are eleven video clips from Parousia’s performance at Club 88 not long before the club closed it’s doors for good. From a Buffalo Musician’s perspective, Club 88 was “the McVan’s of Los Angeles,” and like McVan’s, by the time…
Shortly after our song “Tiffany” landed on the movie soundtrack for Step Father 2, Robert Lowden left Parousia to pursue other artistic endeavors. Robert had been with the band since 1978. A good friend and an incredible artist and musician. …
Here’s some pics that recently turned up of Parousia at rehearsal in Room 7 of the Music Mall on Broadway in Cheektowaga NY. Sporting our new faux Satin jackets and surrounded by the massive PA we assembled for big shows…
On Friday, February 13, 1981 Parousia was hired to serenade the students of Orchard Park High at their Junior Class Semi-formal… BIG MISTAKE. Wikipedia says that Orchard Park High School is a secondary school in Orchard Park, New York. The school has…
In February of 1988 the rock band Parousia began rehearsing at Bob’s house on Tularosa Dr. in Silver Lake, just a few miles East of Hollywood. The house was small and cozy and we practiced our songs in the living…
For whatever reason, Parousia was a hit with the Polish crowd. We tried to figure it out… was it our old friend Steve Panzcak who gave the Polish Community a ‘wink and a nod’ after playing his wedding back in 1976? …
When Eric Scheda moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1988 he began working as a sound engineer at world famous RUSK studios on La Brea Avenue in Hollywood, CA. Eric worked under the tutelage of music producer Elton Farokh Ahi,…
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…
One thing about Parousia, we would never discriminate against an underage crowd. Whoever was willing to purchase a ticket was OK by us and the Teenage Hot Spot was just such a place for that to happen. This brave venture…
In 1976, Parousia was still working hard to move forward from performing in and around the old neighborhoods onto more diverse crowds like those found at Colleges and Night Clubs, (once we all turned 18). But until then we played for anyone who would…
