CONWAY, Ark. (January 28, 2015) – Hendrix College and the Oxford American magazine will present Atlantic Records recording artist Sturgill Simpson in concert Wednesday, April 29, at 8 p.m., in Staples Auditorium on the Hendrix campus.
The show, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Hendrix College Student Activities, in partnership with the Oxford
American magazine and KHDX 93.1, Hendrix’s student radio station. No ticket reservations are required and all seats are general admission. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call 501-450-1291 or email
activities@hendrix.edu.
Nominated for a 2015 Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, Sturgill Simpson is changing the face of modern country music with songs that honor the genre’s past while, at the same time, paving the way for its future. His sophomore release “Metamodern
Sounds in Country Music” has propelled Simpson into the national spotlight. The album, rooted in “outlaw” country, also draws from progressive rock influences like Beck and Radiohead. In 2014, Simpson made his television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman and Conan. You
can also catch him at the 2015 Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Stagecoach music festivals, among others. For more information on Simpson, visit
http://www.sturgillsimpson.com/
Although the show is free, tickets are required for
entry and are available for pick up at Village Books, the campus bookstore. Only two tickets per person will be allowed and they are first come, first serve. Please be sure to pick up your tickets early. If you have any questions
or concerns, please go to the event website at https://www.facebook.com/events/1543963189207963/
or contact activities@hendrix.edu.
Founded in 1992, the Oxford American is a non-profit, quarterly literary magazine dedicated to featuring the best in Southern writing while documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South. In addition to publishing, the Oxford American features Southern writers, artists
and performers through live and multimedia forums. Learn more at
http://www.oxfordamerican.org/
Founded in 1876, Hendrix College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education. This year, Hendrix was named the country’s #1 “Up and Coming” liberal arts college and #8 in the nation for “Best Undergraduate Teaching” by U.S. News and World Report. Hendrix is featured in the 2015 Fiske Guide
to Colleges, Forbesmagazine's list of America's Top Colleges, the 2014 Princeton Review’s The Best 378 Colleges, and the latest edition of Colleges That
Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.