Bill’s Lair in Gowanda, NY was located North of Salamanca and East of Fredonia. The club was a large venue with a nice sized stage with plenty of room to spread out. The gig at Bill’s Lair (11/1/1980) marked a…
This was it, the last show for the band in its present form. Last Monday at the FM Station, Dudley Taft dropped the news… He announced that he had an offer to move back to Seattle and play in a…
In an effort to quell the harsh bite of winter, Dad’s Café decided to host a “Summer Beach Party in January” special event, featuring the non-beachy progressive rock sounds of Parousia. Having six members in the band, it was difficult…
Another Saturday night concert at the ‘warehouse of music and fun’ otherwise known as “The Chamber”. The strobe light from the second floor window signaled the venue was “open” and show time would soon begin! Summer nights at the Chamber…
I know, I know, you have questions… Is this about a watch designed after the rock band Parousia from Buffalo, NY? Did the band Parousia give up music and start designing watches? Where can I get one, I like it!…
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.…
This ‘encore gig’ scheduled for Friday and Saturday August 1st and 2nd at the Plant-6, Niagara Street was booked by our new agent, Georgine Tramontana at Adventure Productions. Sadly, it was cancelled last minute while the band and entourage were…
In 1998, three members of Parousia, Robert Lowden (guitar/bass/vocals), Gerry Cannizzaro (drums) and Patrick Connolly (vocals/keyboards) got together at Saturn Studios (Gerry’s room) and recorded an original song called, “No Time For Keron”, the first real Parousia song written by…
In 1986 and 1987 the rock band Parousia from Buffalo, NY began to follow through on their plans to move the group to Los Angeles and seek fame and fortune in Hollywood. …only to find the dream buried under a…
On Friday, March 19, 1982, Parousia once again set sail for Chaffee NY and the Sundown Saloon. The club was a 60-mile round-trip from the Music Mall in Cheektowaga, NY, where the band stored its equipment and rehearsed. The band…
The band first started playing at the Willows back in August of 1980. The fans were great, but it was so far from the city of Buffalo where most of us lived and also Cheektowaga where the band rehearsed at…
Thursday night December 10, 1981, the band was back at Dad’s at a time when we really needed it because we could always count on our fans at Dad’s to help us feel appreciated. Our December 5th show at Fast…
