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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.

3 local ways to keep jamming, as Dead & Company call it quits

Dead night at Ashkenaz, rare concert film at Balboa Theatre, and other ways to get that fix.

Under the Stars: The Orielles’ art-rock pop splash, Theo Parrish gets his kicks, more

Scorching drum and bass courtesy of UFO! and Dark Entries cavorts with a Bill Converse time-trip... New music!

Con Brio comes through like they mean it on shining “Seasons” EP

After the pandemic's reckoning and personnel changes, the Bay faves have matured in tone.

Under the Stars: Buscrates flexes Moog power, deep Plastic Ono Super Band cuts appear…

Plus: SF Music Day, Bandcamp Friday must-haves from Brit-funksters STR4TA, and the eccentric Peel Dream Magazine

Pharoah Sanders is gone. Take flight on his astral jazz legacy with this playlist

Featuring essential entry points to his work, from a masterpiece Alice Coltrane collaboration to the epic longform "Black Unity."

Under the Stars: ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen’ Sudan Archives takes The Independent’s crown

Plus: SF Philharmonic meets corridos tumbados, and the gospel magic of Pastor Champion.

Bootleg bliss: ‘After All is Said and Done’ is a holy book for Deadheads

Master collector of Grateful Dead fan recordings Mark A. Rodriguez has created a random, righteous anthology.

Spirit of Sharon Jones lives on at Colemine Records’ raucous return to the Bay

Crowd-pleasing funk and soul took the Independent, courtesy of Kendra Morris, GA-20, and the local Monophonics.

Under the Stars: Afrobeat in the Bay, Lalin St. Juste adoration, more

Gigs and gems galore as we fete "The Gathering" at The New Parish, Elvis Costello at GAMH, Joan Jett Fest, and more.

Fall sounds: 11 can’t-miss new albums

Anthologies of greats gone too soon—and new drops from the next wave, like rRoxymore, Octo Octa, Makaya McCraven, and more