Parousia’s 1st gig at Kelly’s Inn – Saturday September 1, 1979. We had just finished playing our first gig at Frank’s Casanova on a Wednesday and were ready for a better crowd on Saturday at Kelly’s Inn. Ok, to tell…
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…
Backstage Productions booked our debut gig at Knickerbockers on a Thursday night. Knickerbockers night club located at 2500 Walden Ave in Cheektowaga was in direct competition with Uncle Sam’s, a more popular venue located just down the street at 2525…
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…
The Starting Gate Café was gaining a bit or notoriety in Buffalo as the cool club to play at. It hosted prestigious up and coming bands and we were glad to be considered one of them. It was a nice little…
💡 It was Labor Day weekend and a local Buffalo tavern called Kitty’s Dodge City Saloon was hosting a ‘battle of the bands’ beginning Sunday, September 2nd and ending on Monday September 3rd. For some reason, we were asked to…
😉 🙂 Somewhere along the 98 freeway, six miles South of Crystal Lake road, past the sleepy town of Sandusky, lies Franklinville NY, home of the infamous Kinfolk Corral. This gig is a shining example of accepting a contract to perform without all of…
This was a very busy week for Parousia and it all started on Wednesday, October 8th when we performed at the Pardi Bar in Cheektowaga, NY and then on Thursday, October 9th at the Holland Willows in Olean, where at…
In August 1986, we finished our last performance at the Chamber. We made a decision to go to Hollywood and bring (unleash) our show to the Los Angeles Music Scene. Our decision was fueled by the urging of our mentor…
First Gig at Prince of Wales – Saturday March 28, 1981 Unfortunately this Prince of Wales gig added to the growing animosity between Parousia and Cross Roads (aka: the BEEZ). It had been going on for some time. Our two…
“On Wednesday June 8th KROQ and the Poorman present a bunch of funny guys called Parousia whose original sound has been likened to “James Brown, Tuna Fish and pornographic Gumby movies.” …Yikes again!” That was the blurb about our band…
Lou’s Inn was a very large club on the scale of an Uncle Sam’s. It was built inside an airport hanger in the city of Westfield located in Chautauqua County, New York, 66 miles away from Buffalo… Sounds like a…
