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/

Esprit de Django & Stéphane Festival at Freight & Salvage – SFGate

George Cole was playing rock guitar with Chris Isaak before falling under the spell of the elegantly swinging 1930s jazz of the Quintette du Hot Club de France featuring guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli http://m.sfgate.com/music/article/Esprit-de-Django-amp-St-phane-Festival-at-5166028.php

The Times News

The Page Brothers Gypsy Jazz Quartet will kick off the Alamance County Arts Council’s Winter Concert Series from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at The Winery at Iron Gate Farm, 2540 Lynch Store Road http://m.thetimesnews.com/lifestyles/lifestyles-home/page-brothers-jazz-quartet-begins-winter-music-series-1.266178

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