SXSW Music Live: Conqueroo Day Party

ATX hootenanny sends beloved PR maven out with a bang

"...Americana talent in the name of his L.A.-based firm Conqueroo, founded in 2004. Baker declared this year his final..."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband

13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so

"...Keith Karnaky, Bob Arthur, and Boz Scaggs; the irresistible Conqueroo stewing up Ed Guinn, Bob Brown, Charlie Pritch­ard, and..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

SXSW Music 2017: Saturday

"...Charlie Faye & the Fayettes performing for the Conqueroo day party..."

March 19, 2017 Photo Gallery

Letting the Freak Brothers Flag Fly

Gilbert Shelton on his iconic comic's long, strange trip to the screen

"..."I drew a lot for Shiva's Headband and Conqueroo and other acts at the Vulcan. By the time..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

My SXSW

Music fest diary

"...We proceed to the Conqueroo/GuitarTown showcase at Mother Egan's. Conqueroo is the company of..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by James McMurtry

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...By then, St. John the Conqueroo had formed, with Ed Guinn, Bob Brown, and a..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

"...30 years ago described the affliction in connection with Conqueroo's Bob Brown: "nightmare nostalgia." I knew exactly what Brammer..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Powell St. John Brought Us the Message, 1940-2021

Psychedelic visionary and Janis Joplin bandmate – a "man for the ages"

"...coalesce in Austin, St. John co-founded unique music explorers Conqueroo and, upon request from fellow Austin visionary Tommy Hall,..."

Aug. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Janis Joplin Biography Favors Love Over Sensationalism

Author Holly George-Warren shows the love in Janis: Her Life and Music

"...Austin apprenticeship in the Waller Creek Boys with future Conqueroo leader Powell St. John and Lanny Wiggins. "There was..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...13th Floor Elevators that other local bands including the Conqueroo, Bubble Puppy, and the Golden Dawn responded to. His..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: The Fable Trilogy, Briscoe Center's "Greatest Hits," and Beerland Sold

Rare local reissues from Jazzman Records, the Briscoe Center’s Music Collections presents its “Greatest Hits,” and – has Beerland been sold?

"...Colorful likenesses of local folkies the Conqueroo used to hang at the Armadillo World Headquarters...."

May 31, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Best Austin Music Controversies of 2017

The year in quarrel

"...Charlie Prichard Guitarist for crucial Sixties Austin band Conqueroo passed in April at 71...."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Music Policy Draft Fails Venues

A complete detachment from the original vision of the Omnibus

"...Ike & Tina Turner), psychedelic rockers (13th Floor Elevators, Conqueroo), and homegrown hip-hop talent, is gearing up again as..."

May 19, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Austin Record Convention: The Greatest Record Store on Earth

ARC of the covenant, good Reputations, and Blind Sight

"...brilliantly bluesy lead guitar in eclectic rock favorites the Conqueroo, the San Antonio-raised guitarist and Doug Sahm crony moved..."

May 5, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Gathering of Promises

UK POV on Texas's psychedelic birth

"...Powell St. John, Elevators songwriter and original leader of Conqueroo; Chet Helms, who helped kickstart San Francisco's celebrated hippie..."

July 24, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...driver, played bass with Vulcan Gas Company regulars the Conqueroo before starting up Black Maria Trucking. The film was..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tommy Ramone Goes Gold

Drummer left his beat on every generation after his

"...veteran publicist and the owner of L.A. PR firm Conqueroo, attended the Americana Music Conference and Festival in Nashville...."

July 15, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Playback: The New Vulcan Gas Company

You heard right, hippie – a new Vulcan Gas Company

"...era peer and club mainstay Ed Guinn of the Conqueroo says the true spirit of the original concert hall..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Guitartown/Conqueroo

"...Guitartown/ConquerooMolotov/Dogwood, Wednesday, March 13..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The U21 Guide to SXSW

Age-ages day parties dot the music festival landscape

"...• The Guitartown/Conqueroo Party remains another show I’ve attended my entire life,..."

March 11, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

My Children Are Becoming Heavy

When San Antonio rock ruled South Texas

"...made his way up to Austin and joined the Conqueroo. In one of the Vulcan's iconic Gilbert Shelton posters..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Come and Take It

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' lightning strike sophomore disc, Scandalous, stops in for a G&T at the Mustang Ranch

"...list includes names such as Ed Guinn of the Conqueroo, drummer Bevis Griffin, punk producer Spot, late bassist Byron..."

April 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beacon Blues

Since 1970 at the One Knite, Jimmie Vaughan's worn the smile of a blues savior

"...Of the holy local psych triumvirate – Conqueroo, 13th Floor Elevators, and Shiva's Headband – only the..."

July 16, 2010 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Off the Record

Spiros closes and now Room 710, too? Meanwhile, the Bizarros' long, strange trip returns them to the Hole in the Wall.

"...1999), Speedy Sparks, Moondog Bellamy, John X Reid, and Conqueroo's Charlie Prichard – bring out the ghosts this Friday..."

June 12, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

General Jackson

Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well

"...the Armadillo World Headquarters' former PR man Ramsey Wiggins, ex-Conqueroo guitarist Charlie Prichard, or Chet Helms, who was spending..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

LZ Love

LZ brings the Love, soulfully

"...history in Austin goes back to the Sixties with Conqueroo. One Sunday about two years ago, he was at..."

March 3, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

13 Mid-Sixties Texas 45s

"...10) "1 to 3," the Conqueroo..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Music Feature

Day Party Crawl

"...it even gained a co-sponsor, the L.A.-based publicity firm Conqueroo, headed by Cary Baker. The cold and wind seemed..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

The first of Austin's premier photographers shares some music history through his photos.

"...the local scene with images of seminal acts like Conqueroo, Rusty Wier's Lavender Hill Express, Shiva's Headband, Kracker Jack,..."

May 18, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

"...was better known as "Zeke" Rutherford, drummer for the Conqueroo. Jason Wakefield, a friend of Rutherford's, described him as..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck