Longtime talent buyer Alex Pickert spent years in Greater Boston’s DIY scenes before creating NICE, a fest. Now in its third year, the festival has expanded to include more bands and genres.
Opening May 20, Deep Cuts will feed Boston’s growing appetite for more small and midsize music venues. That’s been a goal for co-owner Ian McGregor since the closing of Allston’s Great Scott in 2020, a place he frequented.