Hewlett / Anderson News

We're thrilled and honored to be a big part of the the 5th annual "Rhythms of Life" concert benefitting the Sonny Pugar Memorial on Thursday, October 16 at 7:00 PM.

This year the event is moving to the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse and includes a dinner option, which will make the evening better than ever!

The lineup is terrific too! It includes, Billy Price, Shari Richards, The Granati Brothers, Sputzy, Sabrina and Mark Matteo (from No Bad Ju-Ju), Etta Cox, Atristree and Double Shot. The guest of honor is Johnny Angel.

Best of all (from OUR perspective) all of these great artists will be backed up by the Hewlett Anderson Band and Pete will be closing the show!

It should be a fantastic evening and we hope everyone will come down to check it out. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster or from the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse. See you there!!!

Big news! Wright's Seafood Inn is now EVERY week instead of every OTHER week. Please come down and help us make this new tradition a success. See you there...

Hi Everyone,

We regret to announce that, after 7 1/2 years of great times and great music at Ciao on Monday nights, it is time to move on. Playing at Ciao was one of the most special experiences that either of us has had in music, and we will always treasure the memories of some of those nights. We also treasure the friends that we made there and will always be grateful to everyone who came down on Mondays and made them so special.

The good news is that Monday night music is NOT over, it's just moving a couple of miles away!

Beginning Monday, July 28 we will be appearing every other Monday night at Wright's Seafood Inn in Heidelberg. We'll get started around 7:30 or so, just like Ciao, and we are looking forward to a lot of great times, great food and great music at Wright's for a long time to come. Please come down on the 28th and help us kick off a new tradition!

As for Ciao.., never say never. We're very grateful to Nick and Sabrina for giving us a home on Mondays for so long. We wish them success and hope that you will all continue to stop in to Ciao for the fabulous food and fine wine. It is truly a one of a kind place!

Thank you to everyone who came to Ciao and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Sincerely,

Pete & Scott

We wanna thank all who came out to see us at Jamie's a few weeks back. And on such a hideous night! We heard that 2 other venues didn't have near the crowd we did. Thanks to ya'll, we're back there on April 25th. (8-11 PM) Hope to see you there!

Performing "Sycamore Tree" a great song written by Jim Britton, from one of our LFSA shows. Check it out!
Just go to YouTube, enter "Sycamore Tree" (there are a few of them) click, and check it out.

Starting this Thursday Feb. 7. Tell a couple friends.

Live From Studio A!!!!!!!!!!!

It's true, "Live From Studio A: American Standards" has won the 2007 Mid-Atlantic Emmy award for Outstanding Arts Program or Special!

I'm posting this from Philadelphia, where the awards were handed out just a few hours ago, and it's hard to express the feeling; seeing 6 years of hard work and joyous performance culminate in this award.

We've always been proud of LFSA, and we've been nominated 3 times, which in itself is a humbling achievement. But to bring this one home exceeds all of our expectations and is truly an amazing feeling! Thanks to all of you for supporting the show and for you good wishes throughout the last six years.

It's time to celebrate!

Scott

Starting today until further notice the times for the Atria's in O'Hara Twp. will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. See you there!

Last month, the patrons of Ciao had a surprise for us: "Pete & Scott Appreciation Night." It was an amazing surprise and certainly one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for us. We've added a little page to our website with some pictures from that evening. Check it out at:

http://web.mac.com/scott7543/Site/Photos.html

We're very proud to announce that "Live From Studio A" has been honored with another Emmy nomination! "Live From Studio A: American Standards" was nominated for Outstanding Arts Program or Special in the 2007 Mid Atlantic Emmy Awards.

The awards ceremony is September 15, 2007 in Philadelphia, PA. We'll announce the results on this page immediately following the ceremony.

Wish us luck!

We're pleased to announce that, starting July 19, we will be appearing every Thursday at the Atria's restaurant in O'Hara Township (Fox Chapel) from 6-9 PM. It's Martini night at Atria's, and the martini's are only $5.00 each! Come join us for food, drinks and great music every Thursday.

Just a reminder to everyone that when the Pirates play at PNC park we play AFTER the game. So, if it's a 7:00 PM game, we will be starting around 9:00 or so. If it's a 1:00 PM game, look for us at around 3:30. We'll post updates on the schedule as well

See you there!

We are thrilled to announce that we're back at Fresco's on Friday, March 23! After a 7 month hiatus we're going to make our triumphant return to the newly re-modeled Fresco's for a special appearance from 9-11:30.

This is great news for us, because Fresco's was where we played together for the first time, and was a mainstay for us for almost 7 years before they stopped having entertainment late last summer. Some of out best shows were there, and, if this event is a success, we can hope that some of the best are still to come!

Please join us for a great night!

Supplies of our CD "That's What I Heard" are starting to run very low, so we're delighted to announce that the CD is NOW AVAILABLE on the iTunes Music Store. Click here to check it out or download some tunes to your iTunes library.

If you already have the CD, why not write a little review and post it to be read by the entire iTunes community. If you do, please be kind! :)

We're going to be celebrating the British Invasion again at Atria's on Wednesay, November 22 from 6-9 PM! The first time was such a huge bloody success that we decided to give it another go, as they say. Jolly good!

So come on November 22 (Thanksgiving eve) and join us for an evening of British food, British beer and (especially!) British music! Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, Animals, Moody Blues and more, as well as a little Coldplay, Keane, Radiohead and Jaime Cullum, just to round it out.

Hope to see you there!!!

The REALLY big news is that our newest WQED special - "Live From Studio A: American Standards" is getting ready to make it's premiere. I've seen an advance cut, and I can tell you that I think it is the best one yet! I can't wait to see the final cut, and I REALLY can't wait for all of you to see it as well!

We'll post more details soon, but here are the broadcast dates. Circle your calender and enjoy!!

Thur 11/2 @ 8pm (premiere)
Sat 11/4 @ 4am
Sun 11/5 @ 4pm
Thur 11/16 @ 1am
Thur 11/16 @ 9pm
Sat 11/18 @ 1:30am
Sat 11/18 @ 4am

More later..,

Scott

We're delighted to report that British Invasion night at Atria's on Wednesday (10/18) was a HUGE success. There was plenty of British food and beer - and lot's of music! Everybody there enjoyed a huge helping of Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Peter & Gordan, The Moody Blues and more. As well as newer invaders like Coldplay, Radiohead and Jamie Cullum.

Atria's was VERY pleased with the evening and is hoping to turn it into a regular event. Stay posted for updates...

Sorry to brag, but I'm THRILLED to announce that I WON the EMMY award for Music Composition for the documentary "From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons from The Holocaust." I'm posting this update from Philadelphia, where the Mid Atlantic Emmy Awards were presented earlier this evening. I couldn't be happier, and I just wanted to share the news immediately!!

Sarah is with me, and now we're going out for a drink.., or maybe several! More later...

Scott

I'm thrilled to announce that I just received an Emmy Award nomination for Musical Composition! The nomination is for music that I wrote for the documentary "From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons from The Holocaust" last year. The documentary itself was also nominated, and has already WON other national awards.

The awards ceremony is September 9th, so I'll be sure to post again afterward to let you know how it went. Win or lose, it's a great honor just to be nominated, and I'm very excited!

More later...

Scott

This Friday, August 4, looks like it's going to be our last performance at Fresco's for a long time, if not forever.

Fresco's is remodeling their dining room and converting the old bar into a banquet room. I stopped by tonight to check it out and it's very apparent that the new space will be too small for live music. So, after August's performances on the deck are concluded, there is not likely to be any more music at Fresco's.

On a personal note, I have to say this makes me sad. One of the things you learn early in this business is that clubs come and go and not to get too attached to any particular venue.

But this place has a lot of sentimental value for me. The first gigs that Pete, Joe & I played together were there. Our CD release party was there. The first inspiration for "Live From Studio A" happened there. And we played a LOT of really great music to a LOT of really great crowds there.

I'm sure we won't have any problem finding other places to play. And, who knows, the next place might be a lot better. But I'll miss Fresco's.

Scott

We just added a cool new feature to out website. It's a "guestbook" where you can leave comments, questions, feedback, or just chat. The guest book is located on our "Contact Us" page - www.hewlettanderson.com/ContactUs.htm

Give it a try, we'd love to hear from you!

That's right, we just got finished taping a NEW "Live From Studio A" episode! This one is a special episode that focuses on the classic American standards from the golden age of American songwriting.

Composers like George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen and many more! Songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Mel Torme... you get the picture!

We finished taping on July 25 and expect the show to air on WQED TV sometime this fall. Check back here for more details as we get closer to the premiere!

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