Rockin' art exhibit
Arts
Steely Dan once inspired us to unplug our CD player (repeated listenings of ''Rikki Don't Lose That Number" will do that to you). But to artist Eddie Martinez, the '70s rockers inspired the name of his current exhibit at Allston Skirt Gallery. Then again, ''A Big Ole Steely Dan Conversation," which closes today, seems to have nothing to do with the band. It just as easily could have been called ''A Big Ole Jessica Simpson Conversation." Martinez's paintings examine everything from ships to bearded men in argyle sweaters with a ''graffiti-like touch and skateboard sensibility." (''Chipwich Chronicles" is above.) Just in case you didn't know the Brooklyn-based artist once lived in Boston, many of his paintings feature someone wearing a Red Sox cap. Also ending today is ''Judy Kermis Blotnick: Running Out," the Boston artist's collection of abstract paintings that deal with love and loss. The free exhibit is on display from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
450 Harrison Ave. #65, 617-482-3652.
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Arts
Reveling in summer
Summer Revels doesn't get enough credit for its diversity. If you think a festival welcoming the summer solstice is all about stodgy folk music and bearded hippies, you haven't kept up with this group of merrymakers. Today and tomorrow, starting at 7 p.m. alongside Boston Children's Museum, Summer Revels features roving street performers, Morris dancing, and a lineup of entertainers that includes a samba band (Samba Tremeterra), Chinese lion dancers, and the Summer Revels Chorus, made up of children and adults. And what coldhearted soul can pass up an event ''where the sun will emerge on a decorated 'sun chariot' pulled by our beautiful ox, Jim, on loan from the Farm School in Athol"? It's free and, gulp, participatory, though we imagine you won't be scolded if you're tightlipped during the communal singing of ''Wild Mountain Thyme." 300 Congress St., 617-972-8300.
Music
Three's company
Tonight's cerebral bill at PA's Lounge couldn't get any more star-studded. Well, star-studded if you're into novelists, singer-songwriters, and indie-rock darlings. Performing under the inconspicuous name the Wingdale Community Singers, author Rick Moody (''The Ice Storm"), Hannah Marcus, and David Grubbs (Gastr del Sol) have just released a self-titled album full of modern-day folk tales about the urban environs of New York. With Marcus on lead vocals and Moody writing some of the more memorable songs, the album includes possibly the best opening line ever: ''Whoa! Fishnet stockings!/ He's a goddess half-dressed/ He's a goddess unfrocking." Not to be missed are the opening bands, including singer-songwriter Chris Brokaw (of Come fame). And for fans of the Magnetic Fields, singer Claudia Gonson joins former MF singer Shirley Simms in what we can only imagine will be a moment of indie-pop brilliance. Show at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $9.
345 Somerville Ave., Somerville, 617-776-1557.
Quick hits
COME TOGETHER
You say you want a revolution? Perfect. Then get over to the Huntington Arcade in the Prudential Center, where WROR-FM (105.7) is hosting ''Revolution," a Beatles art exhibit and sale. Among the 100 pieces of Beatles history are lithographs, album art, lyrics, and animation art from ''Yellow Submarine" and the band's TV cartoon series. Also on display are 14 hand-signed artworks by Ringo Starr, including ''Is It Time" (right). The free exhibit runs through Monday, and today's hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
800 Boylston St., 617-236-3100.
A HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Forget today's sweltering weather and check out the Harlem Book Fair, where the events include panel discussions on African-American authors and literature, readings, book vendors, artwork, craft and jewelry sales, spoken-word poetry, a literacy pavilion for youths, and much more. Copresented by Amber Books and Roxbury Action Program, the free event is from noon to 6 p.m. at Roxbury Community College. 1234 Columbus Ave., Roxbury, 617-442-4400.
UNDER THE RADAR
Just when you thought all local bands were a cabaret-Goth duo, the Sounds of the Underground Tour proves that the Bay State can headbang with the best of them. Today's lineup of hardcore and metal acts includes three Massachusetts bands: Unearth, the Red Chord, and All That Remains. From noon to 11 p.m., they join headliners such as Lamb of God, Clutch, Poison the Well, and Opeth, at the Tsongas Arena. Tickets: $33.50.
300 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, Lowell, 617-931-2000. 
