The first of a two-parter kicks off with minimalist performances from Gary Lightbody and Lisa Hannigan (The Cake Sale) and Dan Wilson. Chuck Prophet kicks it up a notch before ceding the floor to Marc Cohn, Levon Helm, The Avett Brothers, Sharon Jones and the Daptones and House & Parish. We finish up with additional clips from The Cake Sale, Marc Cohn and Dan Wilson, who tells the hidden meaning within Semisonic’s biggest hit, “Closing Time.”
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