At Nevin Kelly Gallery until October 7th is Peer Pressure, a group exhibition guest curated by D.C. artist Thom Flynn. Of the four artists featured, Sue Huang and Pasqual Sisto hail from UCLA’s Media Arts program, while Carrie Mallory and Baby Martinez reside in D.C. Flynn claims that the impetus for his selection of work was simply to “assemble a group of his peers to size-up contemporary trends in art,” however the show itself seems…

>> Black Cat plays host to Oakland’s Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, who’ll be pounding out their avant-rock on a few homemade instruments while performing puppet shows and giving pseudo-scientific scholarly presentations. What’s not to like? Stinking Lizaveta, an intense experimental trio from Philly, will kick things off. $12, 8 p.m. >> Tonight is your last chance to stop by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to catch their lecture series on The Media Arts: A History….

>> We’ve already said a ton of great things about rising local band Le Loup, so odds are good you’re already planning on heading over to the Rock and Roll Hotel tonight to check ’em out. Brightest Young Things has a fun interview with the recently-Hardly Art signed band over at their site. They open for Raleigh’s The Rosebuds, along with Bowerbirds. $10, doors at 8 p.m., music starts at 9. >> Smithsonian American Art…