NEW RELEASE: Stefan Stawnychy on solo and group music recordings

NEW YORK - The New York-based band Sicksided & Burned, fronted by Stefan Stawnychy of Milltown, N.J., released its first EP, "Jessica the Vulture," last fall. The band features Mr. Stawnychy on guitar and McKensey Seher on cello.

Musicians Yuri Turchyn and Alex Kuzyszyn of the Ukrainian band Luna join Sicksided & Burned on "Jessica the Vulture," and Mr. Turchyn produced and engineered the EP at Wheatsheaf Studios in Roselle, N.J.

Mr. Stawnychy and Ms. Seher began playing together while students at from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Mr. Stawnychy, 22, writes the band's lyrics and sings. He graduated from Vassar in the spring of 2003 and has been collaborating with musicians in the New York metropolitan area. After a year hiatus, Sicksided & Burned will return to New York this fall.

"Jessica the Vulture" features three songs: "Nicholas," "Dragonflies and Empty Beer Cans" and "Jessica the Vulture." During the "Jessica the Vulture" sessions Mr. Stawnychy also recorded the single "Backends" and a solo Ukrainian-language EP titled "Sumni Pisni" (Sad Songs).

"Sumni Pisni" includes "Divchyno Ne Plach" (Girl, Don't Cry), a favorite at Plast's Vovcha Tropa campground, as well as two new songs, "Bez Tebe" (Without You) and "Postukai" (Knock).

The Sicksided & Burned EP and Mr. Stawnychy's solo work is available for sale by e-mailing [email protected].

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, April 11, 2004, No. 15, Vol. LXXII

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