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Topic: "Romantic Warriors" film screenings (USA)
Posted: December 03 2010 at 15:54

This is a great DVD. I'll review it soon.

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Posted: December 03 2010 at 12:10

The Baltimore Progressive Rock Showcases & Zeitgeist Media
invite you to the screening of the documentary
Romantic Warriors - A Progressive Music Saga
and the live performance of
Chapman Stick Artist Rob Martino

Date: Saturday, December 4th
Time: 8:00pm

Location: Orion Sound Studios
(Bring your own beverage and folding chair)

Where:
2903 Whittington Ave # C
Baltimore, MD 21230-1461
(410) 646-7334

Cover: $10 at the door
Join us after the screening for a Q&A with the filmmakers and Rob Martino who is featured in the film.

Contact:
[email protected]
More info about the film:
www.progdocs.com

"A masterful job of capturing the essence of progressive rock as an underground phenomenon.

-Progression Magazine

Featuring: Phideaux, Karmakanic, Deluge Grander, D.F.A. Cabezas de Cera, Cheer Accident, La Maschera di Cera, Oblivion Sun, Rob Martino, Qui, Gentle Giant, Paul Sears, Roine Stolt and Gary Green.

I've distilled many of my various progressive rock, folk and classical music influences, as well as some techniques I picked up on other instruments, and attempted to incorporate it into my own style on the Stick. My intent is to create soulful and intricate music that takes the listener on a journey though different moods, themes and sonic images. On the surface, there is often a mellow and melodic feel to the music on this album, but with careful attention one can also discover many subtle harmonic and structural complexities. - -Rob Martino

Stores where you can find the Romantic Warriors DVD:

USA: Amazon, ProgDocs, Kinesis, Wayside Music
JAPAN: Disk Union USA
SWEDEN: Record Heaven
ITALY: Camelot Music Store

Driving Directions:

From South:
Take I-95 toward Baltimore. Take exit 50A to merge onto S Caton Ave./Patapsco Ave. After a quarter mile, turn left on Washington Blvd. Turn right at Gable Ave. (there is a U-Haul Moving & Storage place on the corner). Turn left onto Whittington Ave. until dead end; Orion will be on the right.

From North:
Take I-95 toward Washington. Take exit 50A-50B for S Caton Ave./Patapsco Ave. After a quarter mile, turn left on Washington Blvd. Turn right at Gable Ave. (there is a U-Haul Moving & Storage place on the corner). Turn left onto Whittington Ave. until dead end; Orion will be on the right.

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Posted: September 22 2010 at 19:37

Just a taste of the performances:

Dan Britton of Deluge Grander and Birds and Buildings performing song variations of the album "The Form of The Good" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWiYvnM6SV M

and the Improv of Mauricio Sotelo on Chapman Stick and Dan Britton on Grand Piano - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_bY2AyMGlM

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Posted: September 11 2010 at 16:23

Morelli wrote:

Memo,

We'll try to capture Dan and Mauricio's performance tonight on HD video and post it to YouTube. You can also befriend our Facebook page "Romantic Warriors - A Progressive Music Saga" to keep abreast of all our screenings, video clip posts, film festivals, etc.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Romantic-Warriors-A-Progressive-Music-Saga/136452959730143?ref=ts

Best,

Adele & Jose

[email protected]

Thanks, I've just joined.

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Posted: September 11 2010 at 08:23

Great evening Clap

! We really enjoyed ourselves, and the music was first-rate. Thanks to José and Adele for putting the documentary together, and for inviting us to the screening.

Pity that ProgArchives missed the opportunity of being included in the documentary. Having a table or something to that effect at NEARfest would have given the site a lot more exposure and relevance.

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 16:00

For those of you interested, please watch our couple of trailers to get a taste of the documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsrHL_hmJa0

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU3-zd86BLQ

Best,

Adele & Jose

[email protected]

DVD available for sale worldwide at http://www.progdocs.com

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 15:49

Memo,

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Romantic-Warriors-A-Progressive-Music-Saga/136452959730143?ref=ts

Best,

Adele & Jose

[email protected]

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 15:38

Cool, I plan to buy this DVD soon. It would be nice to see Mauricio and Dan on stage the same day, but it is far from me.

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:54

Morelli wrote:

Hi Patrick,

We hope to organize more screenings of the movie in the US East Coast, hopefully near your area (are you in Philly?)

By the way, should you be interested in buying this documentary, it is available for sale at http://www.progdocs.com

Best,

Adele & Jose

[email protected]

I am near Philly, but probably couldn't make it to that either. LOL

No worries, I'll be purchasing the documentary soon. Thumbs Up

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:52

Raffaella,

Great that you plan to come. We expect a significant non-prog-aware crowd, so we are happy to count with you and hopefully a few other fellow prog fans to accompany us and the musicians tonight.

See you!

Adele & Jose

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:44

We'll be there - or, at least, I will be Smile

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:30

Short but inspired note in the Washington City Paper highlighting the screening of Romantic Warriors at the Mexican Cultural Institute in DC.

Romantic Warriors at the Mexican Cultural Institute
Friday, September 10

Racks full of old 45s are flooded with songs no more than three minutes in length. The music stopped dead in its tracks—the melody unapologetically muted. Such was the accustomed norm for rock and roll until the prescience of the '70s unleashed progressive rock for our ears delight. Ever since, bands from across the globe have happily carried on the mantle left by their esteemed forebears like Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd. In the new feature-length film Romantic Warriors, award-winning documentarian Adele Schmidt and progressive rock blogger José Zegarra Holder shed light on this tight-knit community commercial music left behind. The filmmakers follow 10 contemporary bands hailing from Silver Spring to Mexico City, whose members profess both their inspirations and ongoing devotions to the genre. The passing of progressive rock's heyday hasn't halted the music; it's only reinforced the resolve of its fans for the music they revere to play on. Romantic Warriors is a loud and clear testament that it assuredly will.

THE FILM SCREENS AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE, 2829 16TH ST. NW. FREE. (202) 728-1647.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/39696/romantic-warriors-at-the-mexican-cultural-institute-september-10/

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:15

Hi Patrick,

We hope to organize more screenings of the movie in the US East Coast, hopefully near your area (are you in Philly?)

By the way, should you be interested in buying this documentary, it is available for sale at http://www.progdocs.com

Best,

Adele & Jose

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:45

If only I still lived in DC...

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Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:44

For those of you in or around Washington DC - tonight there will be a FREE showing of the progressive rock documentary film Romantic Warriors presented by the Mexican Cultural Institute, located at 2829 16th St., NW. The event starts at 6:30pm with a wine reception, then the movie at 7:00pm. Following the movie and a short Q&A session with the film makers (Adele Schmidt and Jose Zegarra Holder) there will be a pair of solo performances; Dan Britton (Delube Grander) will perform some of his works on grand piano, and Mauricio Sotelo (Cabezas de Cera) will perform some of his music on Chapman Stick.

It's quite easy to get to the Mexican Cultural Institute for those of us from Baltimore, and it's a short walk from the Columbia Heights metro station. Note that to attend you need to RSVP to:

Cristina Díaz-Muñoz:
[email protected]
(202) 728-1628

So make the call and come on down to enjoy a truly unique event in a beautiful setting!