Here is a cover of ‘White Punks On Dope‘ by Parousia, recorded at the Wayside Manor in Alden NY, November 13 and 14, 1981. Six audio tracks in all survived aging so check back for more songs from this gig.…
In May of 1984, the newly reformed, streamlined all original Parousia moved into a rented loft at the corner of Elmwood Ave and Kenmore Ave, which was soon to become known as “The Chamber.” It was the birthplace of our…
Cambria Town Hall: Parousia Performs a Benefit Concert for St. Mary’s School for the Deaf in Beautiful Downtown Cambria, NY – March 19, 1980 When we told our agent Dave Buffamonti to book our first gig with new keyboardist, Eric…
“Gerry’s Grandma’s Garage” located at 105 Baxter Street in Riverside, was Parousia’s primary rehearsal space in the Spring & Summer of 1976. Now came the time when the band was no longer tied to rehearse at All Saints School, thanks…
Eagles Roost – Rocking out at the beach. Summer- 1981 In case you haven’t heard of it before, Olcott is a hamlet (like a small ham sandwich?) located in the Town of Newfane in Niagara County, NY. It is a quaint…
This was our third concert at the Chamber and the official Parousia “Keep Running” video release party. It took time but eventually we became more proficient at producing a showcase performance. For this ‘invitation only’ event we offered free beer, free food live music and…
Parousia played four times in late 1981 at the Shady Grove on Route 219 in the town of Boston, NY . First Gig at the Shady Grove – October 24th, 1981 We were the second rock band ever to…
Here are twelve exciting video clips of the band Parousia from their performance at Bogart’s in Long Beach CA. June 18, 1989. This was Parousia’s eighth performance with keyboardist Marty Leggett (from Reno Nevada) who joined the band in December, 1988.…
Parousia Invades Bill’s Lair 9598 Broadway Rd Gowanda, NY 11.01.1980 & 12.27.1980 This rock club in the middle of nowhere was a great place to perform our show. Gowanda was somewhere (?) North of Salamanca and East of Fredonia and…
Parousia played Daemen College, located at 4380 Main St. in Amherst, NY 14226 in 1981 and again in 1982. March 20, 1981 – Daemen College Concert Our first big gig at Daemen college and we could officially bill ourselves as ‘Buffalo…
It was a Thursday evening when were called on an emergency basis to take the place of Cock Robin at the Four Fathoms in Medina, NY. Apparently Cock Robin had cancelled at the last minute and all the other Starstruck…
Parousia’s first ‘big gig’ was at Saint Joseph’s Collegiate Institute for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Variety Show on December 18th, 1975… This was ‘big’ in the sense that this was our first venue outside of our neighborhood school, “All Saints”…
