Birth name Joe Raposo Name Joe Raposo Occupation(s) Musician Role Bassist | Instruments Bass guitar Years active 1987–present | |
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Associated acts Albums The Real McKenzies, Oot & Aboot, 10 - 000 Shots, Rats in the Burlap, Keep Laughing Similar Chris Rest, Chris Flippin, Dave Raun, Derrick Plourde, Joey Cape | ||
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Joe Raposo (born 1970), of Portuguese descent, is the bassist for the seminal California punk rock band Lagwagon and qa engineer lead at Zynga. He also played bass for a period of time for The Real Mckenzies and Mad Caddies. Additionally, Raposo plays bass for the San Francisco-based fusion group King City, with fellow Lagwagon member Chris Rest as well as filling in on bass for several live shows with the Dwarves. 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 and remained with RKL until their hiatus in 1996. 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. Raposo joined Lagwagon in 2010, replacing original bassist Jesse Buglione. Raposo also plays bass in the cover band Uke-Hunt.