John-Paul Shiver
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.
With live shows poised to return, musicians open up about opening up
An indie star, a label owner, a DJ, and an electronic musician share their candid responses to this moment
Christina Chatfield’s ‘Sutro’: ambient, but not for the micro-dosing set
Local electronic ace takes a turn for deep pastel textures and droney sound-worlds, absent trendy dread.
Get up and do your thing for local art at The Lab’s interactive Dance A Thon
The experimental arts space hosts a fundraising, 12-hour virtual dance-fest full of local star-power
New Music: Support these great local artists this week
Our picks for Bandcamp Friday: Seven Davis Jr, Sour Widows, Double Identity, more recent releases
Good Things: Hiatus Kaiyote’s healing ‘Get Sun,’ more newly released gems
Great listening from Afrikan Sciences, Loraine James, more. Plus a tribute to the inventor of the cassette
New Teena Marie remix comp celebrates a woman in total control of her art
'John Morales Presents Teena Marie—Love Songs and Funky Beats' polishes unstoppable Lady T jams.
New Music: Fake Fruit’s sharp debut gives broken dick chords and suffers no fools
Bay Area band's self-titled LP zooms through frontperson Hannah D’Amato's fire-breathing kiss-offs.
A year without live music—that still made a lot of noise
A music critic reflects on an era that heard local venues silenced and Black voices uplifted.
Local Listen: Mndsgn, Nappy Nina, Nick Andre, more new releases
Laidback Bay Area rap, post-punk to die for, wavvy mellow funk, more from Cali artists
31 years later, a live album captures Neil Young’s elevation to grunge icon
'Way Down in the Rust Bucket" documents free-wheeling rehearsal in Santa Cruz, on eve of the alternative '90s
