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Anticipation for the first ATP event in New Jersey on this side of the Atlantic has been heightened considerably by a recent spate of lineup announcements , but the organization is already busy planning other festivals in the UK. Battles, Les Savy Fav and Caribou have now been announced as curators for the annual Nightmare Before Christmas event over there. The shows will take place at Butlins in Minehead and will feature a total of 45 artists, with Les Savy Fav curating on Dec. 9, then Battles on Dec. [...]

New's flash, " good concert movie finally made ." I was lucky enough to go to a screening of the All Tomorrows Parties film last week and what i saw impressed me, it had all the things i love about festivals, drunk people making idiots of themselves, guys with acoustic guitars who think they are talented when they are actually embarrassing to everyone around them and really good music. I liked the Isle of Wight Festival movie from the early 70's. It had retarded hippies complaining about fences and having to pay like $5 to see [...]

[Buzz Bands LA today welcomes a contribution from Richard Cromelin, former pop music writer for the Los Angeles Times, who weighs in on the new "All Tomorrow's Parties" documentary:] By Richard Cromelin Los Angeles fringe-rock followers might be forgiven if they have mixed feelings about "All Tomorrow's Parties," a documentary DVD marking the 10 th anniversary of the patriarch of non-mainstream music festivals. The film offers glimpses of some great performances and offstage antics, but [...]

If you ever wished you could attend UK fest All Tomorrow Parties, Facets Cinémathèque , 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., has a rare treat for you, Chicago. The Lincoln Park multi-media center will premiere a unique documentary on the festival featuring performances by Sonic Youth, Mogwai, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Shellac, Les Savy Fav, and Portishead to name a few. The documentary All Tomorrow's Parties was compiled from footage taped by over 200 festival attendees on everything from traditional cameras [...]

Originally inspired by the Bowlie Weekender with Belle and Sebastian in 1999, All Tomorrow's Parties has turned into something of a global phenomenon - albeit in a cult-ish sort of way, an experience like no other, and now an experience that has made it on to the silver screen with ATP: The Film. Those interested in ATP tend to be so in a very dedicated fashion and as such, much of the material in this film has been compiled using footage taken by over 200 musicians, fans and filmmakers; leaving the lucky editor with about 600 hours to sift through [...]

Fresh from the fantastic UK tour of the ATP film , we are happy to announce some special US theatrical screenings just confirmed: Next up on the 13th and 14th November the film will play at the IFC in New York . We also have a special event to be announced with Cinefamily in Los Angeles on December 1st, keep an eye out for more details on that. The NYC screenings are this weekend (11/13 - 11/14). The director Jonathan Caouette will be there in person tonight (11/13). Chicago screening info [...]

At long last, a New York City screening of the official All Tomorrow's Parties movie. The 82-minute documentary premiered in the States at SXSW last spring, showed at ATP NY in September, and no... Continue reading "All Tomorrow's Parties: The Film Gets a NYC Screening at the IFC Center" >

With a decade of getting it right under it's belt, ATP have pieced together a film documenting just what goes on between and behind those Butlins chalet lines. And yes, of course they've called it Our True Intent.