Thomas Rhett, one of the fastest rising young stars in country music, will be coming to the House of Blues to play a show on March 9, which is great news for all you country folks who are sitting in their living rooms, staring out the window, and waiting for the summer concert season. Rhett last played Boston as an opener for Jason Aldean’s shows at Fenway Park.
At just 23 years old, Rhett has a unique style that has caught on fast in country circles. He’s managed to fuse more traditional styles with powerful alternative-rock riffs and soaring harmonies to create a sound that is not only great to listen to but fun to dance to as well.
After releasing a modestly successful EP in 2012, Rhett broke out in 2013 with his first full-length album, “It Goes Like This.” The title track took country radio by storm this past fall, soaring to number two on the country charts. The rocked-out ballad with one of the catchiest hooks in years helped earn Rhett a nomination for American Country Music’s (ACM) New Artist of the Year, along with the likes of Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves.
Rhett recently struck gold again with his second single off the album, “Get Me Some of That,” which made the iTunes Top 10 for country songs and has been steadily climbing up the airplay charts. Other standout tracks on the album include the clever and very tender “Beer With Jesus” and the raucous, alt rock infused, “All American Middle Class White Boy.”
Rhett has had a great amount of success in the genre as a writer, so his shows are peppered full of country hits that he had a hand in creating. Don’t be surprised to hear his original versions of Lee Brice’s “Parking Lot Party” or Jason Aldean’s “1994,” as well as all of the standouts from “It Goes Like This.”
Rhett is brining a rare winter country treat to Boston, and you can bet that polar vortex or not, the House of Blues will be toasty come March 9.
Tickets for Rhett’s show are available now and can be purchased on Livenation.com