Why Sloan's bassist is touring Europe with an R.E.M. tribute band fronted by a Hollywood actor

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Chris Murphy has spent most of his career playing songs with Sloan that are a part of Canadiana such as Money City Maniacs and The Rest of My Life, but his newest gig will find him playing music by an American rock institution.