Nero's Neptune presents Spider John Koerner with Charlie Parr

plus a screening of Spider John’s lost 1970 cult film “The Secret Of Sleep”!
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 7:00pm
6:30pm
$12.00
$12.00
Seated show

7:00pm "The Secret Of Sleep" screening
8:15pm Spider John Koerner
9:30pm Charlie Parr

Two generations of bluesmen meet on a midsummer's night, plus there'll be a very special screening of the long lost Spider John 1970 cult film “The Secret Of Sleep.” In the '70s, John Koerner ventured into film making, and a commentary on how some folks were feeling in the '60s called The Secret Of Sleep was produced.

Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Jun 11 from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

There are two Spider John Koerner legends.  The first is the constantly evolving, rambling account of a young musical genius who influenced a generation of musicians.  The second is the story of the contemporary artist who moves folk, blues, and...
Charlie Parr, photo by Peter Martin
A self-confessed failure (and modest to a fault), Minnesota’s Charlie Parr is nonetheless stubborn enough not to quit. Parr released his first recording, Criminals & Sinners, to mild local acclaim in 2001. (A special limited edition vinyl version of this...