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…
A nice hot summer’s day and it was Marsha Falkowski’s idea to drive to Delaware Avenue and have band photos taken at the cemetery. The band had recently signed with Backstage Productions and been introduced to Rick and Marsha Falkowski,…
Parousia’s return to Daemen College came at the right time because technically speaking; tonight the band was scheduled to perform over 400 miles away at a club in Burlington Vermont called “The Texas”. What happened? Well, besides sleeping in crawl…
This show at Fast Annie’s on Sunday, March 21, 1982 was Parousia’s third-to-last show as a six-member rock-show extravaganza. In January 1982, the overwhelming frustration felt by certain members of the band finally came to a head. For some, more…
This was our twelfth and final show at the Chamber and the warm up group was “The Cry” a new local band with a Goth-Rock type of sound. Parousia took the stage at Midnight as usual. The strobe light flashing…
Now that Garth Huels, Robert Lowden and Kim Watts joined Parousia, new photos of the band were desperately needed and wanted because this new line up was one that all of us could get excited about… even the indifferent Mr.…
Parousia played New York New York three times in 1981; Friday May 22nd, was the first show, booked by our industrious booking agent, Dave Buffamonti of Back Stage Productions. Dave was doing the best he could to keep the band…
Hair… “Give me a head full of hair, long beautiful hair”, is the opening lyric from the 1960’s song “Hair” by the Cowsills, written decades before the visual onslaught of MTV that made image and fashion the critical component in…
Our righteous return to the town of Newfane and the little rock club on the harbor known as The Eagles Roost. It felt good to get away from the city and feel the cool breeze coming off the lake on…
Following Parousia’s concert at Buff State College “Drink and Drown”, March 6th and successful coup at the Fast Annie’s “Spring Jam”, March 15th there was the band’s concert at Daemen College, Friday night, March 20, 1981. At this point…
