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Director Gorman Bechard believes in rock and roll; he's been proving it on screen since his fan-centric Replacements documentary COLOR ME OBSESSED. Follow-ups on the Archers of Loaf and Husker Du's Grant Hart (EVERY EVERYTHING) respectively captured the power of live performance and the intricacies of a creative mind. Bechard's latest does both, while tackling a complicated question: "Who is Lydia Loveless?" Rather than taking a reverent look back at an established artist, Bechard's new film serves as an introduction of sorts to a musical life in progress, diving deep into the evolving career of the gloriously talented Loveless and the bandmates alongside her. Lydia and company may be on a familiar and oft-repeated journey--from tour van to rock club to recording studio and repeat--but theirs is a singular vision thanks to the genuine, honest, and charismatic woman at the wheel. Though the movie spends some time on Loveless's past, from her musical upbringing to her younger days in family-filled bands, its focus is on the now: recent footage from a fierce, frenetic live show mixes with a revealing peek inside the studio as the quintet works on their next record. Interspersed are candid interviews touching on issues that many bands face, including the tricky economics of being a working musician, dealing with piracy and bad YouTube videos, and sexism in modern-day music media. Lydia's blunt, incisive responses and her band's special take on what she calls "indie-alt-country" may help answer the question posed by the title, but you'll leave wanting to hear more songs and find out for sure.

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Bonus Materials

• Commentary with Lydia Loveless and director Gorman Bechard
• Lydia and Gorman interview each other - March 2017
• Gorman gets a Lydia Loveless tattoo video
• Original opening scene 'Who is Lydia Loveless?'
• 'Out On Love,' acoustic living room performance
• 'Desire,' acoustic living room performance
• Who is Lydia Loveless? - Take One
• Who is Lydia Loveless? - Take Two
• 'Bilbao' music video
• Original Trailer
• Teaser Trailer
• The History of The Cameltoe Troubadours

Press Quotes

'If there was any doubt that Loveless could carry the story for nearly two hours, this fear quickly dissipates. Her engaging and reflective thoughtfulness are juxtaposed with a natural ability to throw out hilarious one-liners. The narrative is hardly scripted and the story tells itself with Bechard's generous attention to Loveless' journals and notes and her openess to the camera that frame the larger stories the two want to tell. The movie's pacing allows the story to develop and you become immersed without feeling you're being rushed through it.'

     —STEVE WOSAHLA, NO DEPRESSION magazine

'Her music is raw and energetic as Punk, and as rural and direct and Classic Country & Western.'

     —KEVIN STAGG, This Ain't No Disco : Intersection of Country & Ro

'Intimate, raw, honest and deeply funny.'

     —Brad Keefe, Columbus Alive

'Not just for fans of Loveless, but for anyone looking to see what the careers of non- millionaire musicians can really be like.'

     —Ken Sears, If It's Too Loud