Thursday, August 11, 2016

Bands/Musicians I've seen

I've gone to see a lot of shows this summer and it got me thinking about which artists I've seen so far and I realized, since I have a crappy memory that I don't remember them all. That's where this post comes in. I'm going to be keeping tabs on every artist/band I've seen (the ones I can remember at least) and will be updating it (hopefully regularly) as I see more! Let's dive in! In alpha-order:


  • Aaron Lewis
  • Alabama Shakes
  • Alessia Cara
  • Alestorm
  • All American Rejects*
  • American Authors
  • American English*
  • Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
  • The Ataris
  • Bazzi
  • Bebe Rexha
  • Ben Miller Band*
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Blue Öyster Cult
  • BØRNS
  • Brett Eldredge
  • Brittany Spears
  • Cage The Elephant
  • Calvin Harris
  • Camera Obscura
  • Childish Gambino
  • CKY
  • Darius Rucker
  • Dashboard Confessional*
  • The Decemberists
  • Dua Lipa
  • Frank Turner
  • Garbage
  • Granger Smith
  • Gwen Stefani
  • Hall and Oates
  • Hawthorne Heights
  • Hoobastank
  • Jana Kramer
  • Jason Reeves*
  • John Mayer
  • Joss Stone
  • Kacey Musgraves*
  • Kesha*
  • Kings of Leon
  • Lady Antebellum*
  • Liz Phair*
  • Local H
  • Luke Bryan
  • The Lumineers
  • Macklemore
  • Mates of State*
  • Mavis Staples
  • MisterWives
  • *NSync
  • Never Shout Never
  • Panic! At The Disco
  • Paul McCartney*
  • Plain White T's
  • REO Speedwagon
  • Save Ferris
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Sam Hunt
  • Shawn Mendes
  • She and Him
  • Sheryl Crow
  • The Spice Girls
  • Sublime with Rome
  • Tori Amos
  • Tove Lo
  • Watsky
  • Weezer


    *Seen more than once

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Linguine with Pesto Cream

*This recipe comes from the Mom's Kitchen book I purchased at Aldi but I haven't been able to find it online anywhere so, here it is.*

Serves 4
  • 500g (18oz) linguine
  •  cups thickened (whipping) cream
  • 4 sprigs parsley, finely chopped
  • ½ cup basil pesto
  • 80g (2¾oz) parmesan cheese, shaved


Bring a large saucepan of salted water to boil, add the pasta and cook for 8 minutes or until just firm in the center (al dente).

Meanwhile, place the cream, parsley, and pesto in a large non-stick frying pan (skillet) over medium hear. Gently simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes until thickened slightly.

Drain the pasta and return to the pan in which it was cooked. Pour over the pesto cream and toss to combine.

Divide the pasta amongst four serving bowls and top with parmesan to serve.