Carolyn Mark talks about the making of The Pros & Cons of Collaboration, her new record released May 4. I'm only a recent fan since the show at Schuba's, but I've been listening to The Other Women (her record paired with Neko Case as The Corn Sisters) quite a bit on the ride home.

I used to say I didn't like country music as a knee jerk reaction. Turns out, I hadn't yet found the sort of country music I liked. It's the ultra-commercial, arena country music I still can't get into.