ATP invites a curator for each event to choose all the other bands playing on the bill- like making a mix-tape and then seeing it live. Past curators include Mogwai, Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Shellac, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Groening, Modest Mouse, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Slint, Vincent Gallo, Mars Volta, Mudhoney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Devendra Banhart, Dinosaur Jr, Sleater Kinney, The Shins, Thurston Moore, Dirty Three, The Fans, Portishead, Pitchfork Media, Explosions In The Sky, My Bloody Valentine, Mike Patton & Melvins, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Breeders, The Flaming Lips, Pavement, Matt Groening, Jim Jarmusch, Animal Collective...