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John-Paul Shiver

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.

Under the Stars: On the eve of two sophomore album releases that epitomize SF hustle

Fake Fruit and Chime School, folks. Plus: new releases from Shigeto and London club Tangent.

Dick Dale via the Dead: otherworldly BALTHVS grooves at Outside Lands Night Show

The Bogotá power trio is known for its global sound, but brought electric SF specificity to Rickshaw Stop.

Under the Stars: A smooth and silky trip through 40 years of UK street soul

Plus: Chuck Johnson's deep listening, Wayne Shorter's unexpected odyssey, James Alexander Bright's cool, more

Pulsing with percussive grooves, Brijean swayed the Independent

The vibes undulated hypnotically when the once-Oakland duo took the stage, in the wake of new LP 'Macro.'

Under the Stars: Floorplan takes the dance floor to church

Plus: 13 fabulous jazz picks, Tanuchikan rides the 'City Bus,' Quinn DeVeaux's deep soul, more new (and classic) music

Under the Stars: Give Maryam Qudus all her flowers

La Luz, Sour Widows, even Taylor Swift fall under the production wiz's spell. Plus more essential music news

Under the Stars: ‘If you don’t like the city, you can leave the city, sir’

SECRET SECRET lays it out. Plus: Ambrose Akinmusire, The Pretenders, Norio Maeda—and Jaye P. Morgan from 'Match Game'?

Under the Stars: Toro Y Moi’s nod to Divis dive Waziema gives us all those SF feels

It's Under The Stars, babe..... Where we are always stoked to see local digs pop up in new visuals from local artists who treasure...

Sophisti-pop star Joe Jackson serves old standards, joyfully veers at the Curran

Who's not still bopping to 'Steppin' Out'? And who'd deny a near-septuagenarian new tricks?

Under the Stars: Fake Fruit goes clown show, Fresh & Onlys return…

James Devane de-stresses the algorithm, Voluntary Hazing silence notifications, NxWorries team up, more music