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 Entertainment | March 2007 
Joe King Carrasco at Punta Mita Time
 PVNN
| | Joe "King" Carrasco, at Raul's, Austin, Texas, 1980 |
When Texas Song Writer Claude Morgan played at Punta Mita Time (the restaurant formerly known as Café Luna), on February 3rd, Joe King Carrasco, "The King of Tex-Mex" from San Antonio Texas (who now lives in Puerto Vallarta), stopped by the restaurant and decided he wanted to play there, too.
As a result, Joe King Carrasco will be performing at Punta Mita Time Restaurant from 6-10 pm on Saturday, March 17th.
Carrasco has always been an entertaining performer, as much for his music as for his wacky live persona, which often includes wearing a crown and cape and acting genuinely hopped-up and out of his mind.
Start making plans now for a fun-filled night of hot music that you just HAVE to dance to - and a party that you won't soon forget - at Punta Mita Time, Avenida Pangas #2, Punta De Mita, Nayarit.
ABOUT JOE KING CARRASCO
Since the early 1980's, Joe King Carrasco has been the toast of Texas as the crown regent of the "nuevo wavo" crowd. In 1978, he released an LP titled "Tex-Mex Rock & Roll" with his band El Molino. This record made its way to England, where it was re-released by Big Beat Records.
In 1980, Joe and his new band, The Crowns, released their first single, "Party Weekend," and the label chase began. The band became one of the first American groups signed to England's legendary Stiff Records. During this time Joe toured extensively throughout Europe, Central America, Bolivia and Columbia as well as across the USA and Canada, consistently delivering high energy performances where dancing was priority "numero uno."
Rounding out his assault on the International music scene with an in-depth interview in Rolling Stone Magazine and an appearance performing his music on Saturday Night Live, his song "Party Weekend," which is still known as the quintessential party anthem, was re-released by MTV as Party Christmas, making Joe King Carrasco a household name to MTV viewers across the US.
Even with all this going on, Joe knew he was ready to take his music to a new level. It was on the Stiff Records "Sons of Stiff Tour," while traveling with a British-born Jamaican band called The Equators, that Joe picked up much of his reggae influence.
After returning from a very successful year on the road, he put this experience to work and recorded the reggae flavored song "Don't Let a Woman (Make a Fool Out of You)" on his album Synapse Gap for MCA Records, where he had the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, singing background harmonies.
After living and studying in Nicaragua in the mid 1980's, today Joe's music is enhanced with an even greater Latin influence. His songs dealt with the unjust political situation of that period in Central America. The resulting albums were: "Bordertown," "Bandido Rock," "Royal Loyal & Live" and his latest, "Dia De Los Muertos."
Several years ago, "His Majesty" took a few left turns at Nogales and wound up playing with his band at a bar called Pancho y Lefty's in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
There, the Tex-Mex fell into a slow cool cumbia/reggae groove. This style seemed to be the musical answer to what Joe had been searching for from the Mayan pyramids to the shores of Lake Titicaca. This mystical combination of Latino and Caribbean, with a little bit of Sam The Sham thrown in for a spicy flavor, has evolved into a style Joe has termed "Tequila Reggae."
With thousands of live performances under his belt, a dozen albums to his credit, and fans circling the globe, it's little wonder that after all these years, Joe King Carrasco is still the #1 party act in music circles around the world.
Don't miss his performance at Punta Mita Time on Saturday, March 17th from 6-10 pm... and don't be surprised if Chef Art Mendoza jumps in and jams a couple of songs! For more information, call (329) 291-6272. |
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