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Music News 

A report on Big Sugar in Ottawa (with photos, of course)

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Sugar, Gordie Johnson, Laura Collins, Ottawa

[What happened when Big Sugar played Ottawa? Words and photos by Laura Collins. – AC] “Ottawa’s jam packed Bronson Centre

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Big Sugar plays a tiny venue in Ottawa: An interview with Gordie Johnson

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Sugar, Gordie Johnson, Karen Coughtrey

[Words, photo, and interview by Karen Coughtrey.] The Neat coffee shop in Burnstown, Ontario (just west of Ottawa) played host

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Concerts 

Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar’s one-man unplugged show

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Big Sugar, Gordie Johnson, Neat Coffee Shop, Ross MacDonald

[Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald was out at the Neat Coffee Shop again to cover an intimate show. -AC] On a

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Music News 

Big Sugar is holding a Hemi Vision 25th-anniversary event

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Big Sugar, Hemi Vision

It’s been 25 years since Gordie Johnson and Big Sugar released the Hemi Vision album. That calls for a celebration

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Interview 

It took Big Sugar five years to make their new record. Then COVID-19 hit. An interview with Gordie Johnson.

May 9, 2020May 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Sugar, Eternity Now, Gordie Johnson

Gordie Johnson is on the phone from Big Sugar HQ somewhere in Texas hill country. After planning to release Eternity

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Music News 

Garry Lowe, bassist for Big Sugar, dead at 65

July 7, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments 90s rock, Big Sugar, Cancon, Garry Lowe, Gordie Johnson, Reggae

Garry Lowe, bassist for legendary band Big Sugar, passed away Saturday, July 7, at the age of 65. He’d fought

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 04 September 2015

September 4, 2015September 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Sugar, Mediazoic

Just in time for the last long weekend of the summer, here’s a playlist of 11 hand-picked songs that I

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