Hastang of Yesteryears

He was introduced as “DonDon of Hastang” in the recently concluded Cebu Guitar Fest. But to us, he is simply Gaw (i.e., “Ang siGAW ng Hastang”). — A quiet, subdued guitar genius who doesn’t know just how talented he is. Gaw, we’ve said this often, and we won’t tire of saying this for as long […]

I’ve always known that Gaw’s a hell of a guitar player. Back in the day, we used to sneak in Artist Dais just to watch him play those classic rock licks for this band called Eve’s Garden. Imagine my utter delight when he became Hastang’s lead guitarist.

What does it mean to be a Hastang groupie? For me, being a groupie equates to being a fan, a friend, a sister, even a mother to the band. We’ve been through so much — Hastang and I.

Guile seems too lazy to update this blog, so I’ve taken it upon myself to look for ways to update this. (No, Guile, you can not bully me into retracting this statement - here or elsewhere.)
Since we moved from blogdrive to this self-hosted blog, we’ve had a grand total of 11 posts! […]

Meet Hastang:

Ria Redulla (Vocals)
Raul “Gaw” Luche (Lead Guitars)
Guile Canencia (Bass)
Mark Austin Ladanan (Drums)
Murray Suson (Rhythm Guitars)

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Hastang is a Cebu-based band composed of members Ria Redulla (lead vocals), Raul Luche Jr (guitars), Guile Canencia (bass), and Mark Austin Ladanan (drums).
Formed in early 2005, the band’s first big break came in the summer of that […]

They both have really funky hair.
Both their first names start with “R”.
And they both play guitar like mad men possessed by the devil. Okay, okay, last statement only applies to one of them.
I’m talking, of course, about Roy and Raul or “Gaw” as he prefers to be called. Indeed, I consider myself incredibly lucky to […]