• The CMJ Music Marathon kicks off today, featuring nearly every band you've ever heard of and a slew of ones you haven't, all performing over the next four days. Passes are expensive ($445; $295 if you're a student), so we highly recommend stealing one from a member of the press who looks either frail or intoxicated. Preferably both. [flavorpill]
• See firsthand how Dave Eggers and company come up with the lyrics for One Ring Zero in the new documentary As Smart As They Are: The Author Project. It'll surely to push your tolerance for witty banter and precociousness past its natural limit. [Upcoming]
• Newest literary It-boy Ben Kunkel reads from newest literary It-book Indecision at 192 Books tonight. Go on and see what the fuss is all about before the three-headed Jonathan monster reclaims its rightful throne. [Paper]