April brings big names and big sounds to the Twin Cities.

Deerhoof transmits unearthly, seductive music.

Lou Reed proves there's life in the old boy yet.

Of Montreal strikes a delicate balance between delightful and cloying.

Oliver Mtukudzi keeps his spirits up in the face of suffering.

Mirah gets back to the political roots of folk music.

P.O.S. and Doomtree keep hip-hop real, no matter what the critics say.

Children's games supply ample metaphors for Detachment Kit.

"Crossfaded" presents an album of loosely related music from the Twin Cities.

Musical highlights from the past month.