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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: A Blackalicious continuance, a thrilling local punk homage

Plus: Space Ghost rules, Dorothy Ashby revisited, Cymande revived, and an incandescent Succo Sounds gem

SML dose with Fela Kuti on heralded, otherworldly album

Are you experienced—with avant-garde Afrobeats?

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...