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The Acharis: 'Jesus Thrill'

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eft to right, The Acharis band members Mila Puccini and Shaun Wagner.  (Courtesy of The Acharis/Collage by Lakshmi Sarah, KQED)

The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music.

In this episode of The Sunday Music Drop, Oakland’s The Acharis share their song “Jesus Thrill.” Songwriter and band member Mila Puccini describes the band’s music as emotionally charged.

“It’s at times chaotic, and there’s a lot of dense melodies kind of contradicting each other,” said Puccini. “There’s a lot of layers, and I think it’s beautiful.”

Puccini says that “Jesus Thrill” is a song about resilience in women.

“On stage when we play this song, it’s sort of like the end of a journey and it’s a resolution,” said Puccini. “And I feel [that] live, it’s kind of a relief and I draw a lot of comfort from that and a lot of strength.”

The music video for “Jesus Thrill,” made by Puccini, is put together from footage from the Prelinger Archives, founded by San Francisco artist/archivist Rick Prelinger.

The band also includes Shaun Wagner.

The Acharis will be performing at the Stork Club in Oakland on Dec. 16, 2022, at 8:30 p.m.

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