Sugar Hiccup

Where are they now?

I’m not sure, but last night they were at 6 Underground. And, wow. Up to now I’m still on a sugar high and still experiencing hiccups.

History

I have been a fan since their first album “Oracle” was released in 1995. Remember 5 years? That enticing chant-of-a-song that never fails to give me goose bumps. Also, in 1998 they released “Womb” but that was their last. Melody del Mundo left the band to go to the U.S.

My Sugar history

I remember around 2-3 years ago I saw an ad posted in Mayrics looking for a Sugar Hiccup replacement vocalist. I thought, man it’s good that they still want to continue the band but how in hell are they gonna find a replacement that can top Melody? I’ve heard bands cover 5 years before, some were actually quite good, but there was always something lacking. In 2005, Ann Shy, manager extraordinaire, gave me a demo of Melody’s new material. I believe it was done in the States. I still have and listen to it, although I have no news if it has ever been released.

Currently

Their new vocalist. Her name is Beatriz Alcala. For me, a more sensual Melody del Mundo. What she fails to match in Melody’s vocal strength, she makes up in her sweet and sensual delivery; the range is there no doubt. Last year they released a new album entitled “Of Tongues and Thoughts.” Last night, it was my first time to watch them again; they played Bleed, Moden de and Summertime by The Sundays. Other members include Czandro Pollack on guitars, Russell Dacasin on bass and Mervin Panganiban on drums.

Just to add

Champagne Morales has a band called Champagne, Julianne is already famous, Irene of Chubibo still rocks and is still with Ricci Gurango and, 6 Underground is really, really going down.

13 thoughts on “Sugar Hiccup”

  1. Disaster yan ah! Hindi ko mamukaan ang layo eh. Medyo hawig pero hard to tell talaga. Yung gitarista dyan iba rin dun sa napanood ko. Sa totoo lang tagal ko na hinahanap contact info ng banda, wala talaga… suko na ko.

  2. i see. thanks! so it’s not really clear who’s the “current” vocalist is?i’ve been looking for their info but even their website does not tell anything or any of their new released (if any) albums or single…
    try reading all the comments (the link i posted above in youtube) about sugar hiccup’s female vocalist.. it was really funny, as in funny “ha-ha”.

    well, thanks anyway.just post something if ever you find something about their new vocalist….

  3. For their album “Of Tongues and Thoughts,” I’m sure it was Bea Alcala who did the recording because it is said in press releases. Now I’m just not sure if it was Bea Alcala I saw. May the one in YouTube is just an audition?

    I don’t even know if they still play… It’s really hard to catch them.

  4. hi, czandro here, the former guitarist/vocalist of sugar hiccup. i just read your blog and actually i find it very interesting. just to give you the news, beatriz was kicked out of the band by our current manager, randy dacasin, without my permission. which ended up me leaving the band. so if you’re asking what happened to the band, they’re messed up. but i think they found a new vocalist, aside from that one you saw on youtube. anyway, bea and myself will be having a lot of projects coming up. they’re actually in the works right now. thanks.

  5. Sir Czandro! Thank you for clearing things. Unfortunate what happened between you and your manager. IMO, without you and bea it’s not Sugar Hiccup anymore. I hope you can inform us about your new projects, I’m sure to support that.

  6. Sugar Hiccup is back and with new line up. Catch us live every friday @ Tomato Bomb, Xavierville QC. See and feel the difference and just in case you still want to hear the song which they call 5 Years and of course other songs….

  7. We are currently doing our “Album Launch Bar Tour”. Yes we have just released our fourth album entitled – “After Five Years…”. Actually we are on our second month leg of the tour. Check out our website (www.sugarhiccup.info) for gig sched, song preview and digital downloads of our latest album. Our single awake is currently playing on popular fm radio station such as JAM 88.3, NU 107, RJUR 105.9, etc… or you can hear the full blown song (Awake) at http://www.odysseylive.net. You can avail our CD album only on our gigs at the moment.

    This is the URL EMBED from http://www.odysseylive.net just in case you want to hear it directly.

    Again, we are gigging and playing on different bars 3 times in a week. Please do check our website for updates or in our facebook account

    thank you

  8. @Jing Gorge, dunno how to address you properly, dunno your real name. But thanks so much for plugging. The info you gave is accurate. Yes Sugar Hiccup is currently on the second leg of their ‘Album Tour’ entitled ‘After Five Years’ which started April of this year (2010). The carrier single ‘AWAKE’ is regularly played and requested in radio stations.

  9. I was actually looking for some sugar hiccups picture (to put on my desktop) when i found this site. It’s only now that i found out that the sugar hiccup now is no longer the sugar hiccup that i know. kaya pala wala si csandro sa mga pipctures… but anyway i still have this lot of hangover sa 5years saka mikaela… still playing it up to now!… i read that csandro anbeatriz is still having some gigs… maybe you could share it to us para naman kahit papano marinig ulit ng live sila magperform! Sugar Hiccup still rock (un orig ha)!

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