A fresh slate of bands and some of the best up-and-coming local artists will usher in the new season of Ringling Underground starting on February 5. Ringling Underground is a block-party style event that features three indie bands, showcases contemporary artists in the Courtyard of the Museum of Art, and allows guest to view the galleries in the Searing Wing including the James Turrell Skyspace “Joseph’s Coat” from 8-11 pm the first Thursday of the month from February-April and September-November. The February 5 edition will open with Sarasota-based Hymn for Her. These self-described “Hell’s Angels meet the Amish” performers combine country blues with rock as they tour the country in their 1961 Bambi Airstream trailer. Next, Bulgarian-born Geri X will come down from Tampa to bring her singing and songwriting to Sarasota. Her classical training influences her, but she tries to bare her soul and connect to her audience emotionally through her music. The headliner will be Triathalon, a three-man group from Savannah, Georgia who describe their music as blend of Motown and surf sound with a dose of experimental “sketchiness.” The featured exhibition will be “Seeing the Unseen,”  a collection of contemporary Chinese photography and film. Throughout the event, visitors are invited to explore the photography and mirror tricks used by Li Wei, one of the artists in the exhibition, who soared about the skies of the Courtyard of the Museum of Art last November. 

Ringling Underground