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.

Streaming for Shorter: Epic all-star benefit for jazz great comes online

May 19, 2020

In the 25-year stretch from 1977-2002, saxophonist Wayne Shorter—described by The New York Times as “probably jazz's greatest living small-group composer and a contender...

New Music: From Roy Ayers, vibes sovereign, a lost 1977 jam

May 15, 2020

While it's proper to acknowledge the current global ballyhoo of a Tik-Tok (if you will) generation of acolytes newfound obsession in jazz, let's be...

Aquarium vibes on Folsom: Inkletterman, others beautify shuttered storefronts

May 12, 2020

"It was perfect timing as I was looking for an artist to do the work, knowing the ugliness that boarded-up storefronts have created all...

New Music: Fred P invites you to ‘Enter the DanceFloor’

May 10, 2020

Last year the Queens-born, Berlin-based House music producer Fred Peterkin (often known as Fred P) rebooted his Black Jazz Consortium alias to deliver Evolution...

New Music: 5 transporting mixes to get you through

May 8, 2020

An effective mix incorporates obvious and hazy ideas, all at once, put together in the most artful way. Maybe it's for that living room...

Noise Pop to Vinyl Dreams: 6 local can’t-miss music streams

May 3, 2020

From Kim Gordon viewing Instagram as a performative space and Kenya Barris using Netflix as a platform to distill the messy politics of honestly critiquing Black art, to...

New Music: DJ Amir unearths jazz-fusion communiqué ‘The Jupiter Effect’

April 29, 2020

Long before the Berlin-based DJ and producer Amir Abdullah became an esteemed music archivist, flying around the globe on the lecture circuit, discussing with...

Support musicians directly this Friday!

April 27, 2020

Bandcamp is waiving its revenue share again on May 1, looking out for independent artists right now. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

New Music: Vinyl Williams’ visionary sunshine pop goes ‘Azure’

April 26, 2020

When the Los Angeles based musician Lionel 'Vinyl' Williams—grandson of acclaimed film composer John Williams, whose 1977 Star Wars score remains an idyllic cinematic feat—speaks about...

New Music: The bleary-eyed kaleidoscope of Once & Future Band’s ‘Deleted Scenes’

April 21, 2020

From their 2012 start, eclectic Oakland's Once & Future Band always reached for a simple goal—never mind the Kodachrome, dream-catcher, psych-rock veneer. "Progressive rock has a reputation for...