ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Canadians to invade Fuel for FNR show

Canadians to invade Fuel for FNR show By Kenji McCulley, The Dartmouth Staff Published on In 2005, the Canadian edition of Time Magazine said that The Arcade Fire “helped put Canadian music on the map.” Musician Brendan Reed is a former member of The Arcade Fire, and his new project Clues has benefited from the increased exposure to Canadian audiences. After the Powder Kegs and Castanets show on Oct. 25, Friday Night Rock returns this Friday with Clues and fellow French-Canadians Elfin Saddle. Clues was formed last year in Montreal by Reed, Alden Penner and Bethany Or and now also features Ben Broden, Lisa Gamble and Nick Scribner, other Montreal musicians. This is the first project for Penner since his last band, The Unicorns, broke up in 2004. Or is a member of the alternative folk group Shanghai Triad. From Penner, the... [read full story]