Joe Raposo (bassist)
Joe Raposo (born 1970), of Portuguese descent, is the bassist for the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon and QA engineer lead at Zynga.[1] He also played bass for a period of time for The Real Mckenzies[2] and Mad Caddies.[3] Additionally, Raposo plays bass for the San Francisco-based fusion group King City, with fellow Lagwagon member Chris Rest[4] as well as filling in on bass for several live shows with the Dwarves.[5] Raposo began his career in 1987 at the age of seventeen by joining California hardcore punk band Rich Kids on LSD as their new bassist[6] and remained with RKL until their hiatus in 1996. In 1995, Maximumrocknroll called Raposo "flat out the best bass player in the state of California."[7] He began playing shows with RKL again in 2003 (after they had re-formed a year prior) until their current hiatus after the death of lead singer Jason Sears.[8] Raposo joined Lagwagon in 2010, replacing original bassist Jesse Buglione.[9] Raposo also plays bass in the cover band Uke-Hunt and is the bass player for the band A Vulture Wake, which is fronted by Chad Price from the band ALL
Joe Raposo | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Joe Raposo |
Born | 1970 (age 52โ53) |
Genres | Punk rock, skate punk |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
Years active | 1987โpresent |
Labels | Epitaph Records, Fat Wreck Chords |
In 2018 his band A Vulture Wake released their first full length album called The Appropriate Level of Outrage.
References
- Nieva, Richard (5 July 2012). "Rock or get a real job? He chose both". CNN Money. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- Termaat, Miranda (9 February 2009). "The Real McKenzies geven een drinkgelag". Hamburg-Magazin (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- Luke (14 February 2010). "Mad Caddies โ Sascha Lazor, Keith Douglas". Way Too Loud. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- Cheryl Eddy (29 August 2007). "Class of 2007: King City: Most Likely to Carry a Django Reinhardt Album While Wearing a Master of Puppets T-shirt". San Francisco Bay Guardian Online. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- "Joe Raposo". Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- Indiana, Gary (Spring 1989). "RKL Live Interview!!!". Flipside (59).
- Mustafa, Smelly (February 1995). "Record Reviews" (141). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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