Cary speaking here: Interests include yoga (vinyassa, flow, anusara), health and fitness, progressive politics, collecting 45 and 78 RPM records, midcentury modern architecture, contemporary art, the big city, the desert, the South, juke joints and the chitlin circuit (including the cool posters, black cat bones, mojos too, and John the Conqueroos), indie films, and all the music below...
Music
Heroes: Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams Sr./III, Cheap Trick, Magic Sam, Miles Davis, Jonathan Richman, Ray Davies/The Kinks, PJ Harvey, Bobby Fuller, Bob Marley, Dan Hicks, Mott the Hoople, Roxy Music, Nirvana, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pere Ubu, Jim White, NRBQ, Blind Arvella Gray, Arthur Lee/Love, Al Green, The Byrds, Billy Joe Shaver, Curtis Mayfield, Loudon Wainwright III, New York Dolls, Solomon Burke, Dave Alvin, Marshall Crenshaw, R.E.M. (the I.R.S. years), the dB's/Sneakers, R.L. Burnside, Alejandro Escovedo, Howlin' Wolf, Wilco, Johnny Cash, Shoes, James McMurtry, Sun Ra, Jim Lauderdale, Big Star, Steve Earle, Booker T & the MGs, The Shins, Leonard Cohen, Robert Johnson, MC5, Randy Newman, Lowell Fulson, Rodney Crowell, X/John Doe, Otis Rush, Neil Young, Charlie Rich, Lou Reed, Cat Power, Townes Van Zandt, Otis Redding, Tom Waits, Son House, The Fleshtones, Little Milton, Frank Zappa, The White Stripes, Bobby Rush, The Bangles, Isaac Hayes, Son Volt, Daniel Johnston, Sarah Borges, Thee Midniters, Jimmy Reed, Thelonious Monk, The Strokes, Dandy Warhols, Amos Milburn, New Colony Six, A Band of Bees, Television, Bobby Womack, Big Bill Broonzy, Paula Frazer, English Beat, Lou Reed, ELO/The Move, Esquerita, Delbert McClinton, Elmore James, The Monkees, T-Bone Walker, Zero 7, Lucinda Williams, Richard Thompson, Sloane, Lightnin'; Hopkins, Michelle Shocked, Ric Menck, Moby, Leroy Carr, the Allman Brothers, Charley Patton, Dave Alvin, Amy Winehouse, Steve Goodman, Aerosmith, Hasil Adkins, The Ramones, The Move/ELO, William Bell, Robbie Fulks, Bud Powell, Allen Toussaint, Dan Penn, Matthew Sweet, Peter Case/The Nerves, James Jamerson, The Beastie Boys, Nick Lowe, Syl Johnson, Steve Wynn, Roy Head, Junior Wells, Guyville-era Liz Phair, Wazmo Nariz, the Del-Vetts, everybody on 'Nuggets,' and most anything on the Chess, Vee-Jay, Bea & Baby, Cobra, Sun, Sundazed, Stax, Excello, Dunwich, Bomp, I.R.S., Slash or Norton labels.
Movies
Music-related films that struck an autobiographical and/or otherwise emotional chord: "High Fidelity," "Almost Famous", "Ghost World," "This Is Spinal Tap," "Deep Blues," "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus." Also: "The Slipping Down Life," "Mystery Train," "New York Doll," "The Mayor of Sunset Strip" and "Devil and Daniel Johnston" (now on DVD -- rent this!)
Television
"Mad Men," "Real Time with Bill Maher," "The Daily Show," "Colbert Report," "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Flight of the Conchords" almost anything on HGTV.
Books
At work on two of them now.
Heroes
My hero: Blind Arvella Gray (shown walking with dobro) on Maxwell Street, Chicago, the 1960s.
conqueroo Los Angeles, CA US owner conqueroo is an excellent little music publicity company run by a rabid music fan with an abiding interest in edgy singer/songwriters, indie rock, alt-country, blues and roots music. Check us at www.conqueroo.com
Conjuroo Recordings Sherman Oaks, CA US President Conjuroo is a reissue label, distributed by Thirty Tigers/RED, whose first CD was a reissue of a lost album by a Chicago street singer...see http://www.conjuroo.com
Cary Baker's conqueroo is a 100% music-driven publicity company in Los Angeles. We are legendarily selective about the artists we represent. When we surround ourselves with music that inspires us, great things have a way of happening. Our office opens on most days at 6:30 a.m. PT as it's important to us to work in real time with the East Coast media. Plus we love our job. Savor our delicious artist roster below and you'll understand why!
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Among our current and "recurrent" projects are: Arthur Alexander, Big Sandy, Blues Traveler, J.J. Cale, John Cale, Caitlin Cary, Collectors’ Choice Music, Robert Cray, Creedence Clearwater Revival (catalog relaunch), Marshall Crenshaw, Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere, Rodney Crowell, Gabe Dixon Band, Chris Darrow, Thomas Dolby, The English Beat, Eddie Floyd, Tom Freund, Andy Friedman, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, Jon Dee Graham, Murry Hammond (Old 97's), Hank III, Hacienda Brothers, Peter Himmelman, "Honeydripper" (John Sayles' film), Scott Kempner, Hal Ketchum, Bill Kirchen, Jake La Botz, Sonny Landreth, Lionsgate Music, Long Beach Blues Festival, Raul Malo, Eleni Mandell, Anne McCue, James McMurtry, Scott Miller, Gurf Morlix, Shawn Mullins, Willie Nile, David Olney, Over The Rhine, Pine Leaf Boys, Steve Poltz, Ponderosa Stomp, Vernon Reid, Stan Ridgway, Arlen Roth, Billy Joe Shaver, Michelle Shocked, Shout! Factory (selected releases), Chris Smither, Jill Sobule, Chris Stamey, Stax Records' 50th Anniversary, Chris Stills, Pam Tillis, Tres Chicas, Uncle Monk (Tommy Ramone), Randy Weeks and Adrienne Young.
Stax Records: we'll take you there!
Concord Music has reactivated the classic Stax label and will launch both an extensive reissue program and an active roster of newly signed soul artists. conqueroo is psyched to be chosen the official p.r. firm of Stax's 50th Anniversary! More info by clicking here.
Stax summit at SXSW: Steve Cropper, Deanie Parker (Soulsville Foundation), William Bell & Eddie Floyd knock on wood
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Be sure to check our "real" web site: www.conqueroo.com for more info on our artists and the company itself.
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Who I'd like to meet: To all who work in this business we call music, please come in and make yourself at home. Just be sure to wipe your feet.
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Thanks for being our new friend Visit FireballMailOnline. com to see what the Killer's up to. He's going on tour, cut a new record, celebrating a birthday, and just played Farm Aid. Keep Rockin' and In touch! Hugs, Marla
HI YOU GUYS! You missed Lucinda Williams climbing up on stage with me at our last show...Quite grand! SO here's a pic....Hope u r well.....xox, RUBY!!!
THANK YOU, YOU GUYS!!!! For supporting the Orchestra, the Vision, and the Revolution! From the Heart, You Two are the Real Deal. Much Gratitude, Ruby Friedman
Cary !!!!!! So happy I saw you @ SXSW it was way to short. I've been editing like crazy since then. Rachel Ray is almost finsihed for the season and the spot on CNN and Comedy Central has made me one busy girl...last weekend I shot Cowboys & Crawfish @ the Llano Crawfish Open Team Roping event....this weekend its Wiener Dog Races in Buda...Oh my beautiful life..How are you?
