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

Children's games supply ample metaphors for Detachment Kit.

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.

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

Musical highlights from the past month.

Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers offer an engaging blend of pop influences.

Back in Minneapolis, The Strike want you to do something about politics.

Real tragedy and pop tragedy clash in Xiu Xiu's lyrics.

The Wrens just keep plugging away at their ongoing elegy to New Jersey.