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Festival ends electronic-only artist lineup; This year's event ads some rock to the mash up The Toronto Star Thu 20 Jul 2006 Page: G3 Section: What's On Byline: Ben Rayner Column: CLUB LIFE Source: Toronto Star After 12 years at the helm of the World Electronic Music Festival, Ryan Kruger...

Not just playing music - they're making it ALLAN BENNER; DAVE JOHNSON For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Monday, July 23, 2007 @ 09:00 It's not as easy as it looks. The DJs from all over the world who gathered at the Niagara Regional Exhibition this past weekend are doing a lot more than...

The city came alive; Welland was the place to be over the weekend as music flooded the city from one end to the other ALLAN BENNER For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Monday, July 23, 2007 @ 09:00 More than 5,000 people spent three days camped out at the Niagara Regional Exhibition grounds...

Plans in place; Niagara Regional Police satisfied With world Electronic Music Festival's event organization MAGGIE RIOPELLE For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Friday, July 20, 2007 @ 09:00 Niagara Regional Police are satisfied that the World Electronic Music Festival will go off without a lot...

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Comment here - http://torontoist.com/2007/07/wemf_rocks_well.php July 25, 2007 WEMF Rocks Welland All Weekend Long by Kevin Bracken http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_kevinb/2007_07_26WEMF.jpg Sunburned, gaunt and greviously underslept, the average Torontonian party-goer is in...

A different spin ALEXANDRA SHIMO From Saturday's Globe and Mail There are some momentous concerts that signal a sea change. The July night in 1965 when Bob Dylan went electric is one example. Paul Simon's 1987 African concert, which introduced world music to the masses was another. And...

EXTENDED PLAY Date with Destiny WORLD ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL Featuring OS/2, Dr Trance, Motorcycle, John 00 Flemming, D:Fuse, Chris Liberator, Dillinja, Craze, more. July 23-25. Great Northern Exhibition, Clearview, ON. $85 from 2 the Beat, Play de Record, Release Records, Numb, Hidden...

'Everything was great' World Electronic Music Festival organizers loved the event's venue By ALLAN BENNER For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Sunday, July 22, 2007 @ 09:00 Tribune Staff

Review: The Final WEMF WEMF goes out with a bang (and some lasers) http://www.wemf.com Published 08.04.08 — Basslinemagazine.com On the weekend of July 18-20, 2008, electronic music fans gathered for one final hoorah at a summer event that has become a right of passage for many: the World...

Goodbye, World: fond farewell to electronic fest Organizers are shutting down, like many before it, but spirit will live on July 17, 2008 Ben Rayner Pop Music Critic Friedrich Nietzsche was probably no great shakes at a party but, if suitably inclined, he no doubt could have bent post-rave...

Medical responders, security help festival run smoothly ALLAN BENNER For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Monday, July 23, 2007 @ 09:00 In September, the huge building with hay and wood chips spread across its dirt floor is used to show farm animals. But this past weekend the building was...

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'More than just the music' Allan Benner For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Friday, July 20, 2007 @ 09:00 “It’s all about the vibe,” said Erik Bulfon, as an intense beat reverberated through the Niagara Regional Exhibition Centre. He was one of thousands of people who arrived at the 52 acre...

WEMF organizers getting back to bass TheStar.com - entertainment - WEMF organizers getting back to bass July 19, 2007 Raju Mudhar Entertainment Reporter Thirteen years in and the World Electronic Music Festival is all about getting back to its roots. In the time that this renowned dance...

NRE brass rave about music fest Allan Benner For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Friday, July 20, 2007 @ 09:00 In a crowd of thousands of people, many with brightly-coloured spiked hair and outlandish clothing, there were three people who really stood out – Ralph Beamer, Bill Foote and Art...

Keeping the peace at music festival; A few minor incidents and arrests at concert ALLAN BENNER / Tribune Staff Local News - Tuesday, July 24, 2007 @ 09:00 They were ready for anything. Niagara Regional Police set up a command post outside the gates at the Niagara Regional Exhibition...

We’ve planned everything we can' Police satisfied that music festival will go off without a lot of sparks By MAGGIE RIOPELLE For: www.wellandtribune.ca - Thursday, July 19, 2007 @ 09:00 Tribune Staff

Bringing the beat to Welland World Electronic Music Festival kicks off Friday By MAGGIE RIOPELLE Local News - Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Updated @ 6:59:56 PM Tribune Staff WELLAND

Extended Play World Electronic Music Festival Featuring John '00' Fleming, Goldie, Broken Social Scene, Krafty Kuts, Chris Liberator, Scott Stubbs, OS/2, Deko-ze, Grooverider, Pilot Speed, Mampi Swift, Czech, Tokyo Police Club, Marcus Visionary, Kenny Glasgow, Felix & Gani, D-Monic, many...

T.O. Music Notes Upcoming: World Electronic Music Festival, July 21-23 There are two striking things about the 12th annual World Electronic Music Festival (www.wemf.com) this weekend at Trudeau Park in rural Tweed, Ontario. The first is the fact that it's still going on and that it's still so...

More than 30 people were charged with drug and alcohol-related offenses at the World Electronic Music Festival in Tweed last weekend. Between Friday and Sunday, at Trudeau Park, Central Hastings OPP officers arrested and charged 23 people with trafficking a controlled substance. Marijuana, LSD,...

Buskers, lobsters and music fill weekend By Nicole Montreuil The coming weekend in Orangeville is one of the biggest of the summer, maybe the biggest. From the 7th Annual Busker Streetfest on Broadway to the 26th Annual Lions' Lobsterfest at Tony Rose Arena, to the World Electronic Music...