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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.

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Musical goosebumps, sonic risk-taking.

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Under the Stars: Jazz institution Marcus Shelby shares new work at free outdoors event

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