Peter Hook performs at the Howard Theatre on Nov. 23, 2016. (Photo by Paivi)

It’s been a good second year for Parklife DC, particularly as we really improved our concert photography game.

Our little blog recruited some excellent photographers, notably Paivi Salonen, who is really quite good and sticking around with us into 2017! We also had the pleasure of working with Kristie Chua, who has moved onto other endeavors.

Given that Kristie will not be regularly photographing DC concerts for us, let’s first take a look at her best pictures of 2016. Pix from Paivi follow.

Kristie Chua

Eskimeaux at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Sept. 7, 2016 (See the full blog)

Basement at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Sept. 7, 2016 (See the full blog)

Blood Orange at the Lincoln Theatre on Sept. 13, 2016 (See the full blog)

Jennifer Clavin of Bleached sings at the Black Cat on Oct. 11, 2016 (See the full blog)

Jess Weiss of Fear of Men at Black Cat on Nov. 18, 2016 (Fear of Men opened for Mitski, and alas did not receive their own blog entry. See Mitski’s blog.)

Paivi Salonen

Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Lincoln Theatre on Sept. 23, 2016 (See the full blog)

IAMX at U Street Music Hall on Sept. 30, 2016 (See the full blog)

Swallow the Sun at the Fillmore Silver Spring on Nov. 7, 2016 (See the full blog)

Georgia Nott of Broods at Echostage on Nov. 17, 2016 (See the full blog)

Robert Smith of The Cure at The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, UK on Dec. 2, 2016
(See the full blog)

The Twilight Sad at The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, UK on Dec. 2, 2016
(See the full blog)

Stay tuned for more on Best Concerts from Parklife DC as we wrap up 2016!