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John-Paul Shiver

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John-Paul Shiver has been contributing to 48 Hills since 2019. His work as an experienced music journalist and pop culture commentator has appeared in the Wire, Resident Advisor, SF Weekly, Bandcamp Daily, PulpLab, AFROPUNK, and Drowned In Sound.
Music

Under the Stars: We almost lost Eli’s Mile High Club

East Bay players weigh in on the jeopardized venue's importance. Plus, BALTHVS psychs out and Perennial sveltes up.
Music

Under the Stars: Dig Erykah Badu and The Alchemist’s frequency directive

Plus: Train's Haight Street bar tribute, Thao is back with anthem and imperative, Gryph and Dave Aju vibe, more music
Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2026 Editors’ Pick: Destiny Muhammad

From Celtic to Coltrane, the 'harpist from the hood' wields her instrument from genre to genre like a Swiss Army knife.
Music

At SF Bay Popfest, The Aislers Set and Kids on a Crime Spree celebrated love, loss, local tunes

Musicians bopped to each other's beats at Bottom of the Hill, concert history hung on the walls—and a expiration date loomed.
Music Review

Review: The Breeders—and Castro Theatre—head into a new era

'90s indie heroes the Deal Sisters & co. rocked the 104-year-old venue—and the Gen X/Z mosh pit sparked some thoughts.
Music

Under the Stars: abracadabra summons spiky ’80s downtown funk magic

Plus: Daniel Villareal's dope jazz vibes, Thee Sinseers' sweet time portal, and an ode to the beloved Phone Booth
Music

Fall Music Preview: 10 concerts to ring in autumn ears

Martin Luther McCoy, Kofy Brown, Jack White, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist—Bay 'summer' is back.
Music

Under the Stars: Sour Widows are back—and ‘crafted to curve’

Plus: Bad Brains bassist goes jazz, Space Ghost coasts the cosmos, Doohickey Cubicle get downtown, more you must hear
Music Review

Herbie Hancock, live at 86: The legend still has the Lion’s dialogue

At Davies Symphony Hall, one of the 20th Century's last living jazz masters grooved full-tilt with an all-star band.
Music

Under the Stars: Jeff Parker & co. stepped into Berkeley with spectral, slippery riffs

Plus: Alice Coltrane tapes—once heard only by ashram members—to take flight, and producer Carré delivers dubby late-summer heat.
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