Jason Narducy Announces First Book, Third R.E.M. Covers Tour With Michael Shannon

For the past couple winters, the beloved character actor Michael Shannon and the journeyman indie rocker Jason Narducy have instituted a fun tradition: They form a band and head out on tour covering R.E.M. songs. The group has done tours playing straight through Murmur and Fables Of The Reconstruction, sometimes with participation from actual R.E.M. members. (All four of them even reunited to perform together with Shannon and Narducy at times.)