John McDonough News

MTS Management Group/MTS Records and their artists receive multiple nominations at 2024 New Music Awards, honoring both major label and independent talent in the music industry. John McDonough, Bill Abernathy, and Jeremy Parsons among the nominees. MTS Records also nominated for Country Record Label.

The MTS Family of artists has once again proven their talent and popularity by sweeping multiple categories at the 2023 IMN (Independent Music Network) Awards. The final list of winners is based on popularity, affiliates, and votes via the network's site, showcasing the very best in the independent music scene.

MTS Management Group, a PR and artist management company based in Pittsburgh, has been working with independent artists for 14 years, providing them with the support and promotion they need to succeed in the music industry. Their record label, MTS Records, has released chart-topping albums and singles for artists in multiple genres.

As part of its 2023 Fall Puppet Performance Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut is pleased to bring back the popular Pumpernickel Puppets to perform The Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Lion and the Mouse.

'Point Me East' is sung from the perspective of 'The Husky Clipper,' the racing shell used to win Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

As part of its 2022 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Bugsy and Friends by Pumpernickel Puppets of Worcester, Massachusetts on July 16 at 11 a.m. ET in Betsy Paterson Square.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present its Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series with outdoor performances at 11 a.m. ET on three consecutive Saturdays from July 9 through July 23, 2022 in Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs.

John McDonough's new concept EP, 'We'll Answer The Call,' tells the story of Joe Rantz, the Washington Husky rowing team, and their epic bid to win the Gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

As part of its 2021 Fall Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Bugsy and Friends by John McDonough’s Pumpernickel Puppets of Worcester, Massachusetts on Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. ET in Betsy Paterson Square.

The Josie Music Association has announced the nominees for 'The 7th Annual JMA Awards,' with another record-breaking year of submissions totaling 38,997 sent in during the open submission period between January 15 - April 30th.

The City of Sandy Springs announced today the appointment of Shaun Albrechtson as Executive Director for the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce The Carole King Tribute: Home Again will be live in concert on Saturday, February 9 at 8 pm.

As part of its 2018 Fall Puppet Performance Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut is pleased to present Sir George and the Dragon by Pumpernickel Puppets of Worcester, Massachusetts on Oct. 27, 2018 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs.

On Friday, June 15, Flushing Town Hall closes out this season's popular Global Mashups series with Global Mashups #5: Texas meets Peru, featuring Brian Clayton and The Green River Band and Corina Bartra Afro Peruvian Band. Each season, musical artists from across the globe present - and then unite - their melodies in one-of-a-kind performances that are emblematic of Flushing Town Hall's mission to provide global music to a global community.

The University of Notre Dame's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre (FTT) announces the 29th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, in the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, January 26 through 28. As in recent years, audience members are invited to vote for their favorite film via text message. The Audience Choice Award will be presented to the student directors of the winning film after the final screening.

The NHL celebrates the top performances from the 2016-17 season and looks ahead to the 2017-18 campaign and beyond this week, beginning tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with live coverage of the 2017 NHL Awards and NHL Expansion Draft from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The NHL Expansion Draft will reveal the first members of the NHL's 31st team, the Vegas Golden Knights, who begin play in the upcoming 2017-18 season.

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns returns to Chicago to perform at the 2015 BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival on Sat., Nov. 21, 2015 at approximately 6:15 p.m. CT. The hour-long live program will be broadcasted by ABC 7 Chicago.

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns, of The Irish Tenors, will be a featured entertainer at the 113th Annual St. Patrick's Day Banquet hosted by the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago on Friday, March 14, 2014, it was announced.

The BSO presents A Christmas Carol in Concert, a new twist on Dickens' classic tale performed as a concert with a full symphony orchestra on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

The BSO presents A Christmas Carol in Concert, a new twist on Dickens' classic tale performed as a concert with a full symphony orchestra on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.