HURD LOCKER: Sensitive and accepting, Ryan Hurd is country music for a new generation.

This Kalamazoo-bred country singer started his career writing songs for artists such as Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton. Then Hurd struck out on his own, releasing his self-titled EP in 2017. A romantic, he dropped “Diamonds or Twine” as an acoustic wedding gift to his wife—powerhouse country singer-songwriter Maren Morris—the day before they tied the knot. Hurd represents a new strain of country that is eager to put its days of sonic and cultural homogeneity in the past. His Valentine’s Day “To A T” music video honors love in its forms, including queer and multiracial.

Ryan Hurd
Wed, 7pm, $15+
Club Rodeo Rio, San Jose