#MusicMonday - "Working For The Weekend" by Loverboy

#MusicMonday this week is dedicated to "Working For The Weekend" by Loverboy, a Canadian rock band formed in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta.

A special edition in honor of Labor Day, declared by the U.S. Department of Labor. "The first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country."

Information Credit: https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL8G5pBZ5CI

Everyone's watching, to see what you will do

Everyone's looking at you, oh

Everyone's wondering, will you come out tonight

Everyone's trying to get it right, get it right

Everybody's working for the weekend

Everybody wants a little romance

Everybody's goin' off the deep end

Everybody needs a second chance, oh

You want a piece of my heart

You better start from start

You wanna be in the show

Come on baby lets go

Everyone's looking to see if it was you

Everyone wants you to come through

Everyone's hoping it'll all work out

Everyone's waiting they're holding out

Everybody's working for the weekend

Everybody wants a little romance

Everybody's goin' off the deep end

Everybody needs a second chance, oh

You want a piece of my heart

You better start from start

You wanna be in the show

Come on baby lets go

You want a piece of my heart

You better start from start

You wanna be in the show

Come on baby lets go

You want a piece of my heart

You better start from start

You wanna be in the show

Come on baby lets go

Songwriters: Paul Dean / Matthew Frenette / Mike Reno

Working for the Weekend lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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#MusicMonday: Netflix Original Hip-Hop Evolution

#MusicMonday is dedicated to the Netflix Original: Hip-Hop Evolution, which is a four-part Canadian music documentary series, which aired on HBO Canada in 2016.^[1] Hosted by Canadian rapper and broadcaster Shad,^[2] the series profiles the history of hip-hop music through interviews with many of the genre's leading cultural figures.<sup>[3]

Information Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip-Hop_Evolution</sup>

Video Credit: https://youtu.be/Rm3J5640jXo

For more information on this series and the soundtrack:

• Hip-Hop Evolution: https://hiphopevolution.com/pages/about-the-series/
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4130418/
• Soundtrack on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/iamleek/playlist/4kQyEpwXsKAvr3dIhmvmof

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#MusicMonday - Annual INTERNATIONAL Concert Festival Feature

#MusicMonday this week is dedicated to international concert festivals that are coming up this spring, summer and fall. Last week Volite featured an annual concert festival feature for events in the US and this week features international shows! This list is definitely not comprehensive and there was no way that I could even begin to capture all of the music festivals around the world, so I opted for a "less is more" or "short and sweet" list that features a handful of locations and music genres. 

Montreal Jazz Fest - http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

[DISCLAIMER: I do not officially promote or work for any of the events listed in this blog. I am simply sharing this as information to encourage supporting music festivals and music in general.]

AUSTRALIA

• 3/29 - 4/2: Byron Bay Blues Fest - https://www.bluesfest.com.au/

CANADA

• 6/2 - 6/3: Field Trip -  http://fieldtriplife.com/
• 6/8 - 6/17: North by Northeast (NXNE) - https://www.nxne.com/
• 6/14 - 6/16: Montebello Rock Fest - http://www.montebellorockfest.com/en/
• 6/28 - 7/7: Montreal Jazz Fest - http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/
• 7/5 - 7/8: Winnipeg Folk Festival - https://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/
• 7/5 - 7/15: Ottawa Bluesfest - https://ottawabluesfest.ca/
• 7/13 - 7/14: Armstrong Metal Fest - https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/
• 8/3 - 8/5: Osheaga - https://www.osheaga.com/en
• 8/9 - 8/12: Boots and Hearts -  https://bootsandhearts.com/

JAPAN

• 7/27 - 7/29: Fuji Rock - http://fujirock-eng.com/

MEXICO

• 4/21: Roxy Fest - http://festivalroxygdl.com/

SERBIA

• 7/12 - 7/15: Exit Fest - https://www.exitfest.org/en 

UK

• 6/8 - 6/10: Download Fest - https://downloadfestival.co.uk/info/
• 6/9 - 6/10: Parklife - https://parklife.uk.com/
• 7/5 - 7/8: Nass Festival - https://www.nassfestival.com/
• 8/2 - 8/5: Cambridge Folk Festival - https://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/folk-festival

There are also some websites that allow you to search music festivals by location, artist, genre, etc. Check out a few that I found below.

• https://www.everfest.com/music-festivals
• https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/all-festivals/

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#ThankfulThursday - Edition #13: Paige Koster

#ThankfulThursday: Giving thanks for the past, present and future in a series of weekly shout outs to those who have and continue to support VoliteINC.

DISCLAIMER: These #ThankfulThursday posts are in no way, shape or form ranked or prioritized, so if you're not featured here right away, that doesn't mean that you're not important. I've got a lot of gratitude to give, so please stay patient and your time to shine will come :) If there's something special you'd like to say about VoliteINC and/or if you'd specifically like to be featured, please let me know!
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#ThankfulThursday - Edition #13: Paige Koster

Paige was the first person to support Volite's Street Team efforts and rocked it in Canada! She would set up booths at live shows to support the bands that Volite sponsored and did an amazing job promoting the brand. She is creative, has great vision and always had really good ideas to share about how to grow the business with various promo/sales efforts. I could always count on her and really appreciated the trust that we built while working together from thousands of miles away on different sides of the continent. I consider Paige a true friend after all of these years of working together and I am so glad that we are still in touch. Thank you for always believing in me and my brand, Paige. Congratulations on the birth of your baby boy! Your Family is beautiful and I am so proud of you :)

#ThankfulThursday - Edition #6: Heather Wallace

#ThankfulThursday: Giving thanks for the past, present and future in a  series of weekly shout outs to those who have and continue to support VoliteINC.

DISCLAIMER: These #ThankfulThursday posts are in no way, shape or form ranked or prioritized, so if you're not featured here right away, that doesn't mean that you're not important. I've got a lot of gratitude to give, so please stay patient and your time to shine will come :) If there's something special you'd like to say about VoliteINC and/or if you'd specifically like to be featured, please let me know! 

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#ThankfulThursday - Edition #6: Heather Wallace aka BIF

Heather Wallace is my Best International Friend aka my BIF! She and I made that up years ago as a special title for our friendship. Heather and I both love music, which is what originally brought our friendship together many moons ago. Our friendship spreads over the entire span of North America, uniting the United States and Canada between friends ;) She is one of my few true best friends, a friend that I love dearly and someone who can always make me laugh. We often have what we call HLAs, which are laugh attacks based on inside jokes and new jokes that we randomly make up on the fly. Heather is a sweet, caring, goofy, honest, giving, loving friend and I wish that we lived closer so that we could spend more time together. We have so many great memories from our various visits and adventures in Canada and the United States! Her family and friends have always welcomed me with open arms and I consider them a 2nd family to me. I am so grateful for all of the good times we have shared and can't wait to give Heather a BIG hug the next time I see her. I miss you, Heather! xoxo