What a long, strange trip it's been... When fiddler Peter Stampfel teamed up with guitarist Steve Weber in the early '60s, the two eccentric musicians didn’t know they were setting out on a four-decade musical adventure. Dubbing themselves the Holy Modal Rounders, the two shared a fascination with both American roots music and early psychedelia. This film does more than chronicle an obscure band — filmmakers Sam Douglas and Paul Lovelace have created an engaging, revealing portrait of musical passion, collaborative spirit, missed opportunities and the fickleness of life. With appearances by Dennis Hopper, John Sebastian, Peter Tork of the Monkees, music editor Robert Christgau of The Village Voice and playwright (and former Rounders drummer) Sam Shepard, Bound to Lose is a must-see no matter what your musical persuasion. (KC)

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