Bob McParland

A new recording is being developed during this time of "social distancing."

Bob McParland and Mike Baron (drums/percussion) will perform on Saturday, November 2 at Christian Singles/ The Barn at 530 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, New Jersey. $5 admission. Doors open at 6:30 P.M.. The music begins after 8:00 P.M..

Bob McParland and Mike Baron will perform at the Coffeehouse at the Linden Reformed Church, 200 North Wood, Linden, New Jersey on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 7:00 P.M.. 

Rock Music Imagination has been published.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's 50 Year Quest: Music to Change the World and Finding God in the Devil's Music (ed. Alex Di Blasi and Robert McParland) have been published. 

Bestseller: A Century of America's Favorite Books is on the way! The new book will be published on December 15. The book lists more than 100 years of bestselling books. It explores the careers of top authors and looks at the role of books in American cultural history. 

Science Fiction in Classic Rock is featured in this month's issue of Digital Arts Live. This lavishly illustrated online magazine includes an interview with Robert McParland, author of Science Fiction in Classic Rock: Musical Explorations of Space, Technology, and the Imagination, 1967-1982. See digitalartslive.com for a free look at this science fiction art magazine.

What is a folksinger doing writing about heavy metal? Popular music comes with a variety of sounds and takes on many shapes and forms. Heavy-Metal Rules.com, an online magazine from Canada, will review Myth and Magic in Heavy Metal Music, which focuses on how mythical thinking and imagination continues to have a significant role in popular music. Myth and Magic in Heavy Metal Music is available from online book sellers, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. 

Bob McParland brought his music with drummer Mike Baron to Wyckoff, New Jersey on Saturday, August 4. A pot luck supper preceded the show.   

Bob McParland and Mike Baron (drums) will perform at the Reformed Church of Linden, New Jersey, 7:30 P.M. on April 22, 2017.