Snapshots: Parklife DC More Best Pictures of 2016

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, All Things Go, Bishop Briggs, Black Cat, Christine and the Queens, CHVRCHES, Comet Ping Pong, concert photography, CRX, Echostage, Gang of Four, Howard Theatre, Julie Ruin, Kathleen Hanna, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Questlove, Rams Head Live, Savages, Seu Jorge, Sex Stains, The Sounds, U Street Music Hall, Violent Femmes, Warner Theatre, Wolf Trap.

Savages at 9:30 Club on March 27, 2016 (See the full blog)

As we wrap up 2016 here at Parklife DC, we looked back on our best concert photos of the year, where reviewed our 10 (actually 11) favorite photos on our blog.

But while Paivi and Kristie considerably brightened up our blog with their pictures, Theresa C. Sanchez and myself also have been out there photographing some concerts. So now we are rounding up the best of the rest to present some cool photos that Theresa and I captured over the year as well.

Music Park: Julie Ruin @ Black Cat — 8/19/16

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Black Cat, Brooklyn, Julie Ruin, Kathleen Hanna, New York City, punk rock.

Kathleen Hanna sings with the Julie Ruin at the Black Cat on Friday, August 19, 2016.

Kathleen Hanna is angry. She seethes about her hatred for an alcoholic father. She rails against unwelcome attention from men. She spits on Internet trolls.

All of this naturally fuels some rather self-assured punk rock, such as with “I Decide,” the first single by her band the Julie Ruin from their new album Hit Reset, released on July 8 via Hardly Art.