Michael Shannon revisited 30-plus songs by the defunct Georgia quartet with members of Bob Mould’s band and Wilco.

All four members of R.E.M. performed 'Pretty Persuasion' alongside Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy at a show in Athens, Georgia.

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy's R.E.M. tribute band on March 8, 2025 (photo: Lauren Krohn).

Although music journalist David Buckley claimed lead singer Michael Stipe selected the term randomly from a dictionary, R. E. M. always invested heavily in the visual aesthetic of the band ...

REM's early career wasn't anywhere near as filled with success as their output in the late-1980s and '90s, but the band may not have existed if it was.

Although music journalist David Buckley said lead singer Michael Stipe picked the term randomly out of a dictionary, R.E.M. always put a lot of effort into the visual aesthetic of the band ...

Although music journalist David Buckley claimed lead singer Michael Stipe selected the term randomly from a dictionary, R. E. M. always invested heavily in the visual aesthetic of the band ...

SEATTLE — Music journalist Peter Ames Carlin talked with us about the subject of "The Name of This Band is R.E.M," a 464-page biography of the '80s college rock sensations who became global ...

Whether you’re a long-time or more casual fan, or just someone who loves great music, Stipe are a must-see tribute band who capture the essence of R.E.M., one of the defining bands of our times.

“But we’re not a tribute band,” Narducy emphasizes, meaning they do not try to give exact transcriptions of the music. “It’s a group of indie-rock veterans doing their version of these ...