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John Wesley Harding and the touring company for The Sound of His Own Voice , featuring members of The Decemberists, R.E.M., and The Minus 5. John Wesley Harding and the touring company for The Sound of His Own Voice , featuring members of The Decemberists, R.E.M., and The Minus 5.

It is unlikely Michael Stipe will ever start a solo career despite the recent break-up of R.E.M.. R.E.M. called it a day in September after 31 years together.

Audio Archive > Free Music Archive > Live at WFMU on Irene Trudel's Show on 12/4/2006 w/ The Venus 3 After a number of acoustic outings, Robyn Hitchcock came blasting forth with his rockingest album in years, "OlA© Tarantula," employing the fab 3 of Messrs McCaughey, Buck and Rieflin .

The guitarist for acclaimed Canadian indie rock band Sloan shares how R.E.M., who broke up last week, influenced him and a generation of musicians I first met R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck in the spring of 2005, when my band Sloan was playing a handful of dates on the West Coast of the United States.

The Baseball Project -- Peter Buck , Scott McCaughey, Linda Pitmon and Steve Wynn -- will perform tonight.