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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.
Music

Bright shows in uncertain times: Live music cautiously returns

The Umbrellas brought '60s spirit to Rickshaw Stop; jazz legend Idris Ackamoor entranced Yerba Buena.
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Bandcamp Friday picks: New sounds from Cold Beat, Afrikan Sciences, more

On the first Friday of every month since March 2020, local music platform Bandcamp has waived its fees to help support the many artists...
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Under The Stars: New music from the Umbrellas, Fly Golden Eagle, Pamela Z, more

Local jangle-pop, Canadian electronica, avant-garde vocalisms, soulful two-steppers... it all sounds good right now.
Culture

Vintage to ‘nowstalgia’: Hands up for Community Thrift’s charitable treasures

The Mission store has survived AIDS, gentrification, and COVID to keep giving back, for almost 40 years
Music

Get on board the Philly Soul train: Box set celebrates 50 years of epic sound

Revel in the O'Jays, Billy Paul, and more smooth, politically engaged artists of Philadelphia International Records
Music

Out of the Crate: Oakland punk on orange cassette, more tasty scores

Taped-up Neutrals, plus new vinyl coming from Sonny & the Sunsets and Sharon Jones, can't-miss Country Funk, more
Music

Coming up: 5 essential, post-Beatles McCartney tracks

Finding the wait until Thanksgiving for Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' Beatles break-up doc excruciating? Here's Paul's post-'Let it Be' greats.
Music

Under the Stars: New you, new grooves

Durand Jones & The Indications step high, plus the skinny on upcoming local gigs you should pencil in.
Music

With ‘And Then There Was Light,’ Oakland’s sndtrak masters the beat tape

From smooth-wave Beach Boys samples to a Nickelodeon theme song, all is fair game for the producer's recently-released 18 tracks.
Movies

Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ purposefully hands 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival its flowers

This was an unparalleled summit of Black art.
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