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A live version of the band’s heavy metal anthem “The Weekend Starts Tonight”, recorded at Plant-6, Kenmore NY. This song features blazing guitar riffs with Tull-inspired flute work as Patt Connolly takes control as the lead instrument. The studio version of “The Weekend Starts Tonight” can be found on Parousia’s “LOFT” album available on Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart, YouTube, Tidal, Napster, and other major streaming sites

With their budget pulled by the record company, the members of the rock band Parousia hit the mean streets of Mexico to earn money for bus tickets back to the U.S.

A live video clip from Parousia’s “Church & State" show. Frontman Patt Connolly shares vocals with bassist and visual artist Robert Stuart Lowden on the song Rock Bottom, also with Garth Huels, guitar/vocals, and Gerry North Cannizzaro, drums.

Clip #3: from Parousia’s “South of the Border Tour”. While scoping out the clubs on the tour, the band encounters shocking and unexpected results.

Gerry North Cannizzaro, drummer and percussionist from the rock band Parousia is tricked into revealing dark secrets about the band, and himself.

The guys in the band try desperately to connect with their surroundings while searching for something to eat, eventually, they are forced into the cheapest option due to budget cuts.

Garth Huels veteran lead guitarist and vocalist from the Rock Band Parousia talks about the time he joined the band, his favorite moments on stage, the cancellation of the band's recent tour, and questions about possibly being a cult leader, and/or a Satanist (?)

When I started this post about the rockumentary, it was to let you know what happened when Rock Dog Records canceled Parousia's South of the Border tour while in progress, didn't tell us, and left us stranded in Mexico. I have some footage of the tour that I took along the way. It’s not much, but you can see how the whole thing went off the rails early on. I have four clips. Clip# 1: The Hollywood Showcase & Pre-Tour Party • Patt and Gerry check out the historic 'Studio 9' on Santa Monica Blvd. where the showcase and pre-tour party will be held in Hollywood. • Patt and Gerry attempt to meet the promoter of the tour. • Waiting outside LAX airport for the arrival of guitarist, Garth Huels from Arizona

Here is part 1 of the documentary series and is a perfect example of what I was talking about earlier. Watch how Patt is totally ambushed on set. It’s obvious this whole project had an anti-band agenda from the very start and was edited together to reflect the producer’s negative point of view. Patt Connolly – vocalist, flutist, keyboardist, and reclusive frontman for the rock band Parousia gives a rare and surprisingly candid one-on-one interview revealing questionable details about his life, both inside and outside the band.

Somewhere in between the imagery of The Twilight Zone and Ed Wood sits “Lie Awake”, an avant-garde music video by the rock band Parousia that ushers the viewer into a dark and mysterious world.

After being together more than 60 years, your favorite green lump of Claymation and his buddy the talking orange pony share their secret of long-lasting friendship... Featuring music by the rock band "Parousia" and the contemporary instrumental group "Brainstorm".

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As seen on the 'Sports & Entertainment Today' cable TV show, here is “Life Is The Real”, a music video that takes you on a five-minute journey through Parousia’s history. It tells the band’s story using video clips from live performances, photos of the band in NY and CA, and lots of memorabilia. The song is the title track from the band’s “Life Is the Real” album available on all major music streaming sites.

“Caesar of The Modern Home” An energetic Western NY club performance recorded live at the Plant-6, 3020 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY (1985). With musicians: Patt Connolly (keyboards/flute), Garth Huels (guitar), Robert Lowden (bass) and Gerry Cannizzaro (drums). “Caesar of The Modern Home”, a song written by Bob Lowden and Patt Connolly, from the band’s “LOFT” album (available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Amazon Music). Live video and live sound courtesy of Randy Filippone, Buffalo NY.

“People’s Court”, one of the band’s anthem songs that points out the inequities in our legal system and cries out for a new system of justice, one that truly represents the people. “People’s Court” recorded live at the Plant 6, Kenmore, NY (1985). The studio version of “People’s Court” can be found on the band’s “LOFT” album, available on all major music streaming sites.

“Northway/Vermont” a rock instrumental from the band’s “Church & State" show, recorded live at the Plant-6, 3020 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY (1985). Written to immortalize the band’s ill-fated road-trip from Buffalo, NY to Burlington, VT, through the eye of a winter storm, to perform at a club called “The Texas. With musicians: Patt Connolly (keyboards/flute), Garth Huels (guitar), Robert Lowden (bass) and Gerry Cannizzaro (drums).

Malmedy – Track#2, a teaser clip from the live album “Silver Ships” by Parousia. Recorded live at U.B. Katharine Cornell Theatre, Amherst, NY (1979) located on the North U.B. Campus, SUNY-Buffalo is one of the largest Universities in Western, NY and known to be an elite original performing arts haven. The live audio recording is from the band’s performance at Katharine Cornell, featuring "Malmedy" one of Parousia's earliest original songs. The studio version of "Malmedy" can be found on the band's "Revelation" album. Pictures seen in the video are from Mc Van's night club, Buffalo, NY (1979).

A full-length version of “The Weekday Song”, track#11 from the album Silver Ships, recorded live at the Melody Inn, Jamestown NY (1985). “The Weekday Song” was written by the band during the early sessions at The Chamber, (1984-1985). The studio version of "The Weekday Song" was recorded 30-years later in 2019 when the band reunited at Saturn Studios in Hollywood to record Moon Dogs, a two-track single with ‘A’ side “The Weekday Song” and ‘B’ side “No Songs For Mary”

The tenth teaser clip is “Keep Running”, Track # 15 from the album “Silver Ships” by Parousia and recorded live at Knickerbocker's, Cheektowaga, NY. (1982). This is one of the band’s first performances after reforming into a four-piece ensemble and still working out “the kinks” on “Keep Running”, a contemporary prog-rock song written a few weeks before the show. We had a lot of energy stored up inside and it really does come through on this live track. The Photos in the video are from various performances in Buffalo, NY and Kenmore, NY

The next teaser clip from “Silver Ships”, the new live album by Parousia, is Track# 12 “Overture Opus 2” recorded live at Madame Wong’s West, in Santa Monica CA. 1988. This was the band’s first show in Los Angeles after landing in Hollywood a year earlier. “Overture Opus 2” is a prog-rock instrumental prelude performed at the beginning of the set, designed to weave together select pieces of our songs into one musical piece. The song was written in Buffalo, NY and played live for the first time in front of a L.A. audience… no pressure. The photo slide show is from the band’s first performance at The Roxy Theatre on Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA.

A full-length concept and live video of “Mary’s Gone” an emotionally charged rock ballad that laments the recent death of a loved one and the confusion that follows. Recorded at the "Church & State" show, Plant-6, Kenmore NY. The audio track can be found on the band's live album 'Silver Ships' available on Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, Apple Music and other major streaming sites.

“No One Is Watching Me”, recorded live, Kenmore, NY. An obscure Parousia track that developed after reading about the Charles Starkweather murders in Nebraska. “No One Is Watching Me” is a rock song that puts the listener in the mind of the “psycho”. Music and lyrics written during the band’s tenure at “The Chamber” and performed live at the Plant-6 (1985). With musicians: Patt Connolly (vocals / keyboards), Garth Huels (guitar), Robert Lowden (bass guitar) and Gerry N. Cannizzaro (drums).

Parousia performs their riff-laden rock anthem, "The Weekend Starts Tonight," featuring lots of lead flute and heavy guitar. Recorded live at the "Art & Science" show, Plant-6, Kenmore NY. (1985) Full length version.

“Turnaround” is the sixth teaser clip from “Silver Ships”, Parousia’s new live compilation album, originally from the band’s E.P. titled “Turnaround” released on rock dog records after the band relocated to the West Coast from Buffalo, NY. This version of Turnaround is recorded live at the F.M. Station in North Hollywood (1990) and features Dudley Taft from Seattle WA. on guitar, and also features Marty Leggett from Reno, Nevada (keyboards) and Buffalo veteran musicians, Patt Connolly (vocals) and Gerry N. Cannizzaro (drums). “Silver Ships” is available on iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, YouTube, Pandora, and iHeartRadio

The fifth teaser clip from “Silver Ships”, the new live compilation album by Parousia, is Track #3 “Lucifer’s Lament”, recorded live at Uncle Sam’s, Cheektowaga, NY. December 1980. This show was the band’s first performance at one of the biggest night clubs in Buffalo, NY. Uncle Sam’s featured national recording artists and the best bands that Western NY had to offer. On this night, Parousia was appearing as the opening act for Crossroads, a popular local rock band that like us, started playing at Mc Van's on Niagara and Hertel St. in Buffalo. Almost one year later, Parousia would play Uncle Sam’s again, for a live broadcast on 97 Rock, WGRQ FM. “Lucifer’s Lament” (along with “Cotton Holiday” and “Malmedy”), is one of the very early compositions written by the band. Lyrics and music by Garth Hules (lead guitar/vocals), and featuring Patt Connolly, (flute/vocals), Barry Cannizzaro (guitar), Eric Scheda (piano/organ/synth), Robert Lowden (bass), Gerry N. Cannizzaro (drums). (Photos from Forest Lawn Cemetery courtesy of Marsha Falcokswi). Look for “Silver Ships” on iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, YouTube, Pandora, and iHeartRadio