Hotdog concert a blast from the past


Hotdog
Hotdog
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Sound pioneer Hotdog performs tonight at the PICC Tent.
In the musical event dubbed as “Hotdog: The Reunion,” the group will serve the audience a plateful of familiar and timeless hits, among them “Ikaw Ang Miss Universe Ng Buhay Ko,” “Bongga Ka, ‘Day,” “Annie Batungbakal,” etc.
The repertoire will also include songs that founder Dennis Garcia composed for other artists including “Sa Isip Ko,” “Saan Ka Na Kaya Ngayon?,” “B.A.D.A.F. Forever,” “Ayayayyy Boracay,” “Kung Aminin Kong May Asawa Na Ako,” “Dying To Tell You,” “When The One You Love Is Gone,” “Kulang” and “Parang Robot.”

The concert reunites the original Hotdog members: Dennis Garcia (founder and bassist), Rene Garcia (lead guitarist and vocalist), Jess Garcia (drummer) and Gina Montes, Maso Diez, Joy Reyes, Rita Saguin-Trinidad and Nadia Moore, all former vocalists at various times.
Through its famous Manila Sound – an original Pilipino music distinguished for exuberant songs that featured catchy, captivating lyrics in Tagalog and Taglish – Hotdog revolutionized the music scene that led to the creation of a new identity for mainstream Filipino music.
Tickets to “Hotdog: The Reunion” are available at Ticketworld outlets.
Iriga City – Bicol’s Cultural Capital 
For quite some time already, Iriga City has been metamorphosing as the cultural capital of Bicol!
The city mayor, Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen, who is now on her third term, saw the need for cultural growth as major component in socio-economic development. As such, Iriga City is hosting for the second time the Tinagba-Gayon Bicol Festival of Festivals on Feb. 11, 2012.
The Region 5 cultural event will gather in the best festivals from the cities of Legazpi, Naga, Ligao, and Tabaco, the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur and Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon and the municipalities of the region.
The day-long special and rare event will feature street dancing, morning parade, the Extreme Bike Challenge, tourism expo, inauguration of Iriga City’s eco-adventure park, youth congress, the international Davis Cup Tournament, and the Mayor’s Night.
“I’m so excited about the International Davis Cup Tennis Tournament,” Mayor Gazmen said. “It will open on Feb. 10, 2012. We are so honored here that a world-famous event will soon be taking place in our city,” the dynamic mayor said.
The tennis tournament will have the Philippine team playing against the Pacific Oceana team. Leading the team are Cecil Mamiit, SEA Games five-time gold medalist, Treat Conrad Huey, a Fil-Am of ATP top 60 players, Jeson Patrombon, Junior Australian quarter finalist and Junior Cup top 10 players; Ruben Gonzales, ATP world-trained single and double player, and Johnny Arcilla, PCA five-time open champion.
Carla Guevarra in fundraising show
Star Magic talent Carla Guevarra, who played Kim in the London production of “Miss Saigon,” is one of the performers in the fundraising show of the Inner Wheel Club of Manila’s Scholarship Committee.
Dubbed “A Night of Music and Laughter,” it will be held on Dec. 13, at the Teatrino in Greenhills featuring Michael Angelo Lobrin, best-selling author and inspirational speaker, the show will have talented children and grandchildren of past presidents of IWCM. They include painter-singer George Sison Tagle, Carla Humphries, AJ Almario, Gabby Atayde, Jimmy Atayde, Ma. Angela Atayde, Ma. Carla Allesandra, E. Gono, Audrey Isidro, Megan Isidro, Maxinne Isidro, Anica Aventura, and Mariana Calero Racho.
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