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MUSIC: Prior to getting your Thursday night going, start it off with everyone's favorite 1994 crush, Juliana Hatfield (pictured). She'll be performing for free at the Virgin Megastore right "after work."

7 p.m. // Virgin Megastore [52 East 14th St] // Free

The Zombieville series returns for its 12th show. Tonight features Jason Trachtenburg, The Extraordinaires, Miracles Of Modern Science and Shellshag. There will also be some stencil art on display, 1/2 price Sixpoint beers, and free cookies! Delicious.

8:30 p.m. // Southpaw [125 5th Ave, Brooklyn] // $tbd

EVENT: The September Concert was born in 2002 on the first anniversary of 9/11, and continues today. It was inspired by this Aldous Huxley quote, "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music," and will bring free shows all day today to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens (Long Island City,) and Staten Island. More details here.

All Day // Various Locations // Free

THEATER: Frustrated musical theater composer Jacob Sterling knows exactly why his glorious musical adaptation of Private Benjamin never saw the light of day: Simply put, his career was undermined by AIDS and the British takeover of the American musical theater. David Pittu, a Tony nominee for his febrile performance in last season's Is He Dead, stars as Sterling in this absurd satire of a self-absorbed talentless hack, called What’s That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling. Taking place during Sterling's cringe-worthy appearance on a cable talk show ("Composers and Lyricists of Tomorrow," or CLOT), the comedy received a rave review from Charles Isherwood at the Times today: "For connoisseurs of atrocious musical theater — and/or whip-smart satire — the fictional Jacob Sterling is a godsend to be eternally grateful for." – John Del Signore

8 p.m. // Atlantic Theatre Company, Stage 2 [330 West 16th Street] // $35

PERFORMANCE: Eric Bogosian brings Art Spiegelman's book In the Shadow of No Towers to the Issue Project Room tonight. The actor/playwright will speak, Anne Rothshild will provide video art and Syntax Error and Elliot Sharp will bring the music.

8 p.m. // Issue Project Room [232 3rd St, Brooklyn] // $20