Arcade Fire, which plays Ottawa Sept. 9, dips its toes into the musical mainstream

Arcade Fire When: Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.Where: Canadian Tire CentreTickets: $26 to $85 at ticketmaster.ca, canadiantirecentre.com, or by phoning 1-877-788-3267
Richard Reed Parry almost gave it all up to become a goatherd.
Well, not quite, but following Arcade Fire‘s European tour a few months ago, the Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist who attended Canterbury High School was past the point of exhaustion;. He had brought his bike along, and someone made him an offer he couldn&