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The festival was created to connect ODU students to the local music scene.

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.

ALL WHRO SITES Photo courtesy of Sen. Warner‘s staff. U.S. Senator Mark Warner meets with local venue operators and members of the entertainment industry at The American Theatre in Hampton, VA. A Federal Relief Program Will Help Hampton Roads Venues "Make Up For a Lost Year" Details Published: 10 May 2021 Without the ability to schedule shows in 2020, Hampton Roads music promoter Josh Coplon questioned his future in the industry.  “I idled for a year like a lot of people did,” he said. Coplon runs LAVA Presents, an independent music and event producti...

Local concert promoters prepare for easing of gathering restrictions Justin Fleenor and last updated 2021-05-06 22:29:03-04 NORFOLK, Va - As Governor Northam continues to loosen gathering restrictions, concert promoters are eager to get back to business after a long, quiet year. "It’s great news. We’ve been sitting idle over the last year. As an industry, the concert industry and event industry was the first industry that was really shut down completely. It hasn’t reopened, and it has been the hardest hit," Ken MacDonald said, the President of IMGoing Events. Starting May 15, i...