SEEKING

Vocalist - Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Other Percussion, Keyboard, Background Singer, Other.

ABOUT

NOTE > > > Hey this page/profile is quite a few years old, but I'm still looking for adventurous/experimental/genre-defying musicians in the area to create music with. So don't be shy!

THE MICHAEL RAY CAIN RECKONING is currently seeking - (hey just call me 224.730.1413)

FEMALE VOCALS (+instrument?) to work up acoustic duo/trio act or for studio work..."off-the-beaten-path" covers and originals...

REQUIREMENTS - Patience...Imagination....Dedication.... beer money
PREFERABLY KENOSHA - ZION - WAUKEGAN AREA
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR JUST HAVE QUESTIONS CONTACT ME @ mrcreckoning@aol

Also seeking BASS PLAYER / PERCUSSIONIST / KEYBOARDIST - TO JAM WITH & DEVELOP ORIGINALS & COVERS FOR LIVE ACT.....
MUST BE OPEN-MINDED AND ADVENTUROUS..... BLUESY, ROOTSY, ESOTERIC, RAW ROCK & SOUL-DRENCHED, IRREVERENT JU-JU JOINT CIRCUS MUSIC !!!!!!! A VOODOO / BLUES COLLUSION, if you will .........SEEKING FEMALE VOCALS (+instrument?) to work up acoustic duo/trio act or for studio work..."off-the-beaten-path" covers and originals.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR JUST HAVE QUESTIONS CONTACT ME @ mrcreckoning@aol

Screen name:
Michael Ray Cain
Member since:
Apr 06 2012
Active within 24 hours
Level of commitment:
Committed
Years playing music:
30
Tend to practice:
2-3 times per week

Influences

60's rock/soul/etc, etc...early rock, r&b, folk...Americana...waaaaaay early blues stuff (30's-50's)....alt. country/really old country (when country had a soul, not the horseshit that's called "country" today)..

Members Of Band

at the moment, yours truly...and maybe you? Please bring passion, an open mind and sense of adventure...I also write/compose comfortably within a cross-section of genres & styles including Country, Alt.Country, Folk, 60's/rock/pop/r&b/psychedelia, Soundtrack and Female singer/songwriter- so would also be interested in producing other artists/singers (particularly FEMALE/singer-songwriter/folk/country/or pop OR MALE/country...

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR JUST HAVE QUESTIONS CONTACT ME @ mrcreckoning@aol

EQUIPMENT

vocals, guitar, PA , strong lyrical/songwriting/composing skills and a shitload of imagination....

HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS FROM BACK WHEN THE CD WAS RELEASED -

TheMichaelRayCainReckoning "Aztec GTO and other Boss Sounds"
(Rock, Americana, Freestyle)

IDOLATOR POP CRITICS' POLL 2007 -
Chuck Eddy was Music Editor at The Village Voice for 7 years....he recently included "The Michael Ray Cain Reckoning / Aztec GTO and other Boss Sounds" on his ballot list for Top 10 EP's of 2007....

Bruce Brodeen - Not Lame Recordings: "A truly eclectic, exciting and cool release..rooted in a lifetime of experiences on the peripheries of rock 'n roll."

"Kulczyk's Korner", Maximum Ink Music Magazine -
David Kulczyk (Sacramento), reviewer:
"Out of the festering land between Chicago and Milwaukee
materializes The Michael Ray Cain Reckoning and the
amazingly brilliant release "Aztec GTO and other
Boss Sounds". Michael Ray Cain is a man who knows his
obscure rock history and every second of "Aztec GTO..."
demonstrates that. From "The Only Ones" and "The Saints"
to "The Gun Club" and "Firewater", Cain takes every
good song he's ever heard and interprets it into his
own sound."

Jeffrey Jones - Music Director, WOJB- FM 88.9 / Wisconsin: "..resonates deeply...like a call-out to the primal Archetypes to show themselves, and dance and party their asses off."

Get Out" Entertainment Section, Kenosha News, Dan Pavelich - reviewer:
"...spooky...haunting...one hell of a scary road-trip."

Illinois Entertainer - Mike O'Cull, reviewer:
"... Cain is interesting and unique in a rough-hewn way..."

Scene Newspaper - Arts & Entertainment, Blaine Schultz - reviewer:
".. a quick, if obscure, reference would be the Southwestern grit of such legendary groups as Green on Red, the Dream Syndicate and most likely Russ Tolman/True West. Tunes that conjure late night drives across the desert and conversations with a bottle of tequila. Gritty and to the point. Cain's writing is not for the faint-hearted, but worth the investment."

MUSIC