by Mr Hryhorczuk | Dec 1, 2017 | Dear Diary, Music Fuels Art
The name of the band is… Some time early in the 1980’s my family went into the big city of Vancouver, British Columbia to visit family. My dad’s cousin Jimmy, who my brother and I called cousin Jimmy was a bearded fellow who, to my young eyes, walked...
by Mr Hryhorczuk | Oct 25, 2017 | Dear Diary, Music Fuels Art
Destroyer has a new record out and it’s right nice, as usual. Dan Bejar at his finest. In early 2001 my friend Jamie sent me a cassette in which were copied some Destroyer songs from the Streethawk: A Seduction album. I was immediately and irrevocably head over...
by Mr Hryhorczuk | Oct 25, 2017 | Dear Diary, Music Fuels Art
21 years in my short list of ‘need to see’ bands. I never did see The Tragically Hip or Gord Downie live. I had opportunities and serious intentions. Early on, sold out shows, conflicting events or travel kept pushing it back to ‘next...
by Mr Hryhorczuk | Oct 25, 2017 | Dear Diary
This photo of my cousin has been in my family’s possession for decades. It was taken in 1984. I remember it as a kid. I remember the cars that my cousin would buy and sell. He loved cars. It’s possible that this photos inspired my new series of automobiles...
by Mr Hryhorczuk | Nov 11, 2014 | Dear Diary
Sneak Peek! New Store Front Series: This series of Store Front and Strip Mall paintings has been inspired by our notion of what is important and what is not. In architecture, many building will be designated as important heritage sites, while others are considered...
