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Staff

Mickey McCarter: Editor
Ari Strauss: Chief Photographer
Mark Engleson: Chief Correspondent

Exclusive Bloggers (alphabetically by last name)
Will Colbert: Correspondent/ Photographer
Rashad Polk: Correspondent/Photographer

Active Bloggers (alphabetically by last name)
Mark Caicedo: Correspondent/ Photographer
Ben Eisendrath: Contributing Photographer
Katherine Gaines: Photographer
Mecie Gold: Photographer
Kyle Gustafson: Photographer
David LaMason: Correspondent/ Photographer
Mark Raker: Photographer
Dan Rozman: Correspondent
Shedrick Pelt: Correspondent/ Photographer
Steve Satzberg: Photographer
Chester Simpson: Contributing Photographer
Casey Vock: Correspondent/Photographer

Legacy Contributors (alphabetically by last name)
Shantel Breen: Contributing Correspondent/ Photographer
Chris Castillo: Contributing Photographer
Andrew Goodwin: Correspondent
Andy Jillson: Correspondent/ Photographer
Neal Keller: Contributing Correspondent
Angel Kim: Correspondent/ Photographer
Jules McNamara: Photographer
Jason Nicholson: Photographer

Corey Paterson: Contributing Correspondent (Rock, Folk)
Brenda Reyes: Correspondent/ Photographer
Matt Ruppert: Correspondent/ Photographer
Paivi Salonen: Photographer
Robert Smith: Contributing Correspondent (R&B)
Chris R. Smyth: Correspondent/ Photographer
AJ Waugh: Correspondent/ Photographer
Daniel Webb: Contributing Correspondent (Punk)

About Us

We blog about arts and entertainment around the city, and we specifically look at the following happenings:

Live Review: Revisit concert and music events in words and pictures.
Preview: Discover upcoming shows.
Interview: Follow chats with notable performers or influencers. 
Around Town
: Recap arts and doings around DC.
Stars and Bars: Drink in DC bars.

Live Review, our biggest domain, delivers our focus on concert reviews with the following:

Live Review: A full-length featured concert review of a band or musician (formerly “Music Park”).
Snapshots: A concert review focused mostly on pictures.
DJ Review: A full-length review of a performance by a DJ (formerly “DJ Park.”)
New Release: A look at an upcoming album, usually from a DC band or musician.
Book Talk: A book event about a music-themed book, perhaps a biography.

Who Are We?

Mickey McCarter is a marketing director with 22 years of experience as a trade journalist and another eight years as a public relations and communications professional.

Over the course of his career, Mickey has served as managing editor for glossy and web publications, focusing on vibrant topics of interest for specific communities. In 2014, Mickey founded Parklife DC to enhance the coverage of live music concerts in Washington, DC. As of 2019, the publication has become DC’s largest and most visited independent blog dedicated to the live music experience.

Mickey graduated with a Master’s degree in journalism from American University in 1999 after serving in the US Navy. He has spent the past 25 years living, working, and catching music concerts in the heart of DC.

Parklife DC is a publication of Parklife Productions, a privately held company incorporated in the state of Delaware.

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