From 2006 to 2011, Patrick Waldo scrawled the word "moustache" on the lips of countless subway-billboard models before his arrest. Now that a year-long gag order has been lifted, Waldo is ready to tell his story.
UCB Theatre, 307 West 26th Street, (212) 366-9176. 9:30 p.m. $5.
FILM: The T.A.M.I. Show at the Museum of Modern Art
According to legend, Mick Jagger picked up James Brown's dance moves after sharing the stage with him at the 1964 Teenage Awards Music International. Steve Binder's long-bootlegged film was finally released on DVD in 2010; it screens tonight as part of the Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Film retrospective. Other performers include the Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, and the Supremes.
Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, (212) 708-9400. 7:30 p.m. $12 or free with admission.
MUSIC: Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard at Knitting Factory
East Village fixture Jeffrey Lewis has been putting his verbose, self-deprecating anti-folk to tape for over a decade. Tonight he shows up in New York with his bassist brother Jack as well as openers Juan Wauters (of the Beets) and Fishermen Three.
Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, (347) 529-6696. 7:30 p.m. $12.