Friday Happenings

Openings

Fittingly, for an art gallery inside of a T station, Axiom presents Riders on a Train, a multimedia showcase of art about riding the subway. Curated by MassArt professor Nance Davies, the exhibit features work from an international coterie of artists who reflect on the experience of mass transit in cities from Massachusetts to India. Davies describes the result as "an aggregate description of the mass-transit experience through a diversity of lenses and media." Opening reception tonight, exhibit runs through December 19. Axiom Gallery for New and Experimental Media, 141 Green St., Jamaica Plain, 6 p.m. Free. More information.

Iron Men

Whether he taught you how to dye your Wallabees, how to rap like ziti, or how many grams are in a kilo, Ghostface Killah has lessons for every occasion. If you want to battle him, however, you should be advised that he's James Bond in the Octagon with two razors. Also, watch out for the fake arm. With solid newcomer Skyzoo. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Comm. Ave., 8 p.m. $25.

Self Portraits

Bob Dylan was just screwing with you when he released a Christmas album, right? Or is it more disturbing to think that he wasn't? Ask him in person tonight. CitiWang, 270 Tremont Ave., 8 p.m. $50 to $80.

Indian Pop

If you've ever spent an hour waiting for your food at Punjabi Dhaba staring at the television and thinking "I'd kill to see this shit live," tonight is your night. Indian pop superstar Kailash Kher might not pull down Akshay Kumar cash, but he has provided music for dozens of Bollywood films and is well-known enough to have joined Asha Bhosle, Sonu Niigaam and Kunal Ganjawala on a North American tour. Ladies and gentlemen should be advised to bring an extra pair of panties, for throwing. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, 7:30 p.m. $27.

Percussion

Boston Modern Orchestra Project abandons three quarters of the symphonic sections to present a program of modern percussion music. Featuring percussion warhorses Ionisation (1929-1931) by Edgard Varèse and George Anteil's Ballet Mécanique (1924), the program also includes the New England premiere of Lou Harrison's rarely performed La Koro Sutro (1973), which was composed for a bespoke "American gamelan." Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, 30 Gainsborough St., 8 p.m. $10 to $52. More information