Ever since I’ve known the guy, creating new and interesting art has always described the activities of Robert Lowden. When he first joined up with the band Parousia in 1978, he showed a ravenous curiosity in learning, inventing, with a…
Performing the gig at Casey’s, March 19, 1990 was a lot like playing at a club back in Buffalo, NY, with hard-core rock music fans that love to get out to a local club and see a live band. The…
If the band Parousia ever had an experimental artistic period, it was here at “The Chamber.” Our Saturday night shows had become a regular “thing” in the neighborhood. The Chamber was a place you could hang out, have a few…
In case you haven’t heard of it before, Olcott is a hamlet, (isn’t a ‘hamlet’ a small ham sandwich?) located in the Town of Newfane in Niagara County, NY. It is a quaint lakeside community, home to the deepest harbor…
As you can see in the flyer, on this night (Sunday, March 15, 1981) Parousia was scheduled as the last band on stage, after a very long night of musical acts beginning at 3:00 pm in the afternoon and ending…
Phillip Christopher of Multi-Media Attractions became Parousia’s first formal booking agent. A large part of Phil’s entertainment industry experience came from performing and producing shows with the popular 50’s cover band, ‘Big Wheelie & The Hubcaps’. Phil was assisted by…
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.…
