Steampunk bluegrass

If the words “bluegrass music” conjure images of old men in overalls and flannel and women wearing aprons over housedresses, Harpeth Rising is here to challenge those preconceptions, with a sound that takes bluegrass, classical, rock and blues and throws it in a Gypsy-jazz blender, to create a sound that is truly unique http://www.springvillejournal.com/journal_scene/405-Harpeth_Rising_brings_its_particular_brand_of_steampunk_bluegrass_to_Springville_Center_for_the_Arts.html

Caravan Gypsy Swing returns to the Holiday | Door County Advocate | doorcountyadvocate.com

Caravan is an instrumental group based out of Madison and primarily influenced by legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who was at the forefront of an entirely new sound called “Gypsy jazz”  http://www.doorcountyadvocate.com/article/20140127/ADV05/301270336/Caravan-Gypsy-Swing-returns-Holiday

January 24 – 26: Turtle Island Quartet and other SF events | Calendar | San Francisco | San Francisco Examiner

Crossover strings: The Bay Area’s Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet appears in a special program of original works and music inspired by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli http://m.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/january-24-26-turtle-island-quartet-and-other-sf-events/Content?oid=2685883

Fort Worth Weekly – News, Entertainment, Restaurants, MusicA5A Presents Django Reinhardt Festival 2014 » Fort Worth Weekly

Arts Fifth Avenue (1628 Fifth Ave, FW) presents its2014 Django Reinhardt Festival FW Fri-Sun Jan 24-26. Tix are $20-$45 and include food, documentaries, guitar lessons, and live performances by the likes of Gypsy Moon, Ginny Mac, String Theory Manouche, and Slim Richey’s Stray Gypsies. http://www.fwweekly.com/2014/01/23/a5a-presents-django-reinhardt-festival-2014/

Hot Club of San Francisco mixes gypsy jazz and vintage films on Saturday in Germantown — Gazette.Net

The tradition has died out, but the Hot Club of San Francisco band preserves the memory in its show “Cinema Vivant,” featuring Gypsy jazz music and vintage shorts on Saturday at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown via Hot Club of San Francisco mixes gypsy jazz and vintage films on Saturday in Germantown […]

Global Village Celebrates The Birthday Of Django Reinhardt And Continues With The Best Of 2013 | KMUW

Global Village celebrates the birthday of gypsy jazz guitar great Django Reinhardt with music from the master himself via Global Village Celebrates The Birthday Of Django Reinhardt And Continues With The Best Of 2013 | KMUW.

Caravan of Thieves

…a quartet of Gypsy Swinging Serenading Fire Breathing Circus Freaks. If Django Reinhardt, the cast of Stomp and the Beatles all had a party at Tim Burton’s house, Caravan of Thieves would be the band they hired http://mobile.boston.com/yourtown/news/marblehead/2014/01/caravan_of_theives_return_to_the_methee

Gipsy Kings album review: ‘Savor Flamenco’ – The Washington Post

The Gipsy Kings recently received a Grammy nomination for their latest album, “Savor Flamenco,” and they earned it the hard way…. http://m.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/gipsy-kings-album-review-savor-flamenco/2014/01/16/54204f36-794d-11e3-b1c5-739e63e9c9a7_story.html

The Tribune-Democrat : Gypsy jazz | Hot Club of San Francisco coming to arts center

Paul Mehling, the leader of Hot Club of San Francisco and the man dubbed the godfather of American gypsy jazz, lives in the 21st century but longs for the past. http://m.tribune-democrat.com/TTD/pm_119101/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=vqVk0qbI

A Rip-Roaring Ride Full of Gypsy Jazz and Meaty Balkan Brass | World Music Central.org

the combo of Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso’s and Romania’s brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia for their February 11th release Devil’s Tale, recorded on the Asphalt Tango Records label, wowed me and had me begging for more via A Rip-Roaring Ride Full of Gypsy Jazz and Meaty Balkan Brass | World Music Central.org.