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Recent years have seen a surge in concern for the wellness of not just artists, but all those involved in the music industry. Consideration for the mental health of the individuals who make touring, festivals, and concerts is top of everyone’s mind — especially at Park City Song Summit. With the second incarnation taking place this September 7th-9th, Consequence wants our readers to see just how vital this unique event is, so we’re giving away two (2) pairs of VIP Park City Song Summit tickets.

We’re also giving our readers 20% on any of the Song Summit’s ticketed events by using the code Summit at the Pcss website.

Pcss founder Ben Anderson describes the Song Summit as “a music and wellness event where for three days artists, thought leaders, pioneers in the industry, and audiences can come together and dive deeper into the power of song and the healing platform of music.

Bob Dylan turns 76 today and we’re ranking Dylan’s 10 best film performances, dating back half a century to 1967. The key word is “performances,” which encompass acting work, concert films, and documentaries. It’s often hard to know when Dylan is acting and when he’s being himself (whoever that is), but whenever the iconic singer-songwriter appears on film, one thing’s for certain: you’re watching a performance.

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For this reason, we’re lumping everything together, ranking the films based on the depth and richness of performance. It was hard not to include the televised 1965 press conference in San Francisco, which sees Dylan effortlessly (and hilariously) shoot down reporters’ attempts to have him label himself, but we limited this list to feature-length films. Don’t look for Todd Haynes’ “I’m Not There” or any...

Our series continues with a look at the Coen brothers' tale of a 60s folk rock also-ran, starring a revelatory Oscar Isaac

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This year's …

It's a rambling mixtape. I'm Not There in spirit, a bit Last Days in tone. Searching for Sugar Man pops up to add backing vocals.

What's it all about?

1961. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) scrapes a living by hauling his acoustic guitar around the folk clubs of Greenwich Village. He's Dylan in his head, Donovan to the circuit. A talented lightweight struggling to rise out of anonymity. Perhaps a last gasp road trip to Chicago can drum up the gigs needed to get his album, Inside Llewyn Davis, out to the people?

How did it happen?

The Coens' 16th feature takes inspiration from The Mayor of MacDougal Street, a book by Elijah Wald and Village scenester Dave Van Ronk.

Elvis Costello and indie rock group The Decemberists are among the acts to perform at the 52nd annual Newport Folk Festival in July, it has been announced. The concert series will feature Costello in a rare acoustic gig as well as appearances by Gogol Bordello and country singer Emmylou Harris. Other acts performing on the bill include folk legend Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Mavis Staples, Amos Lee and bluegrass banjo player Earl Scruggs. Organizers have also confirmed that more acts will be added to the lineup as the event draws closer. The festival has long (more)...

The Decemberists, Elvis Costello, Gillian Welch and EmmyLou Harris are among the big names that have been announced for this year's Newport Folk Festival, to be held this summer in Rhode Island. The typically diverse collection of artists includes veteran folk and country performers (Earl Scruggs, Ramblin' Jack Elliot), newer revivalists (Justin Townes Earle, Trampled By Turtles) and acts with eclectic sounds that touch on folk and any number of other genres (Gogol Bordello, M. Ward). Costello and Canadian duo Tegan and Sara will be performing exclusively acoustic sets. In recent years, the festival has featured such notable names as Neko...

irector: Michelle Esrick Featuring: Wavy Gravy, Larry Brilliant, Jackson Browne, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, The Grateful Dead, The Hog Farm, Odetta, Bonnie Raitt, Jahanara Romney, Buffy Sainte-Marie No, Michelle Esrick’s documentary is not about Ben & Jerry’s nutty ice cream; but it is about the namesake of its now defunct flavor. Wavy Gravy began his life as Hugh Nanton Romney. A beatnik poet in Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, Romney befriended and roomed with Bob Dylan and opened up for John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. At the advice of Lenny Bruce, Romney headed west to California and was instantly immersed into the burgeoning hippie culture, becoming a Merry Prankster and Hog Farmer. Free from inhibitions and donning a court jester cap, Romney and his fellow "hog farmers" provided security (meaning: caring for and feeding 400,000 people) at Woodstock; he also functioned as the festival’s emcee. Soon thereafter, with a thirst for helping others,...