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Southpaw Jones

Whimsicologist Extraordinaire

About Me

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Southpaw Jones treads lightly on the thin ice of irreverent honesty. Being left-handed, he naturally turns his guitar upside-down to make playing more comfortable. Being a creative little brother, he naturally turns the world upside-down to make his audience less comfortable. Southpaw has plied his trade in Houston, Nashville, and Los Angeles, but he now calls Austin home, performing each Wednesday at Café Mundi and reaching out to find those open-minded folks who thirst for singable melodies and one-of-a-kind lyrics.
Southpaw has had the honor of opening shows for Eliza Gilkyson, Dan Bern, Slaid Cleaves, James McMurtry, Terri Hendrix, and Shake Russell, performing in legendary venues like Austin's Cactus Café and Nashville's Bluebird Café. He has performed with 5 instruments in 17 states during the past 10 years, but who's counting?
While most comfortable in front of an intimate crowd of committed listeners, Southpaw is at home on stages big and small. In a world of men with guitars he stands out, singing about The Cruelty of Teenage Girls, The Last Remaining Beatle, White Boy Blues, a Moon Whore, and the theory that girls with amnesia are Hot So Hot. He makes listeners laugh, cry, and think, often within a single song.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/28/2005
Band Website: southpawjones.net
Band Members: Performing live with Matt the Electrician every Thursday at Flipnotics at the Triangle in Austin.
Influences: They Might Be Giants, Dan Bern, Todd Snider, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Richman, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Cake, Dar Williams 
Sounds Like: They Might Be Giants, Dan Bern, Todd Snider, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Richman, Loudon Wainwright III, John Prine, Cake, Dar Williams, Violent Femmes
Record Label: Seesaw Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Weekly Show!

The New Weekly Show!Thursday, August 2nd, 20078:00 PMMatt the Electrician & Southpaw JonesFlipnotics at the Triangle4600 GuadalupeAustin, TX(512) 380-0097http://www.flipnotics.comI've allowed my mothe...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:52:00 PST

Turnip in the strangest places.

Matt the Electrician and I perform tonight at Cafe Mundi and next Friday at the Cactus Cafe. Do what you must in response!Wednesday, June 20th, 20078:00 PMMatt the Electrician & Southpaw JonesCafe Mu...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:37:00 PST

Wednesday & Friday in Austin

Direct from The Southpaw Jones Dot Net Gazette:Why do I get sucked into random episodes of 48 Hours Mystery? They're all the same, my friends.Man and woman fall in love. Man is super-nice, well-resp...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:38:00 PST

You deserve arrest.

Tonight, you have the right to be acoustically rocked.Any tips you bring or food/drink you buy can be used to benefit you in the court of karma.You have the right to bring attorneys, friends, and fami...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:44:00 PST

SP on the Radio?

Good morning, MyFriends! I invite you all to participate in the Public Radio Talent Quest,specifically by voting for my entry.  It's a little 2-minute piecethat includes an extravagant theme song...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 30 May 2007 07:17:00 PST

It's just a bit showy...

Friends, I have 20 seconds to compose this bulletin, starting... ...now! Come see the returning Matt the Electrician and me tonight at Cafe Mundi!  8 pm. We're playing a deluxe duo show at the Ca...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 23 May 2007 09:17:00 PST

Hump Day news

I'll perform solo at Café Mundi tonight, friends.  That's 8 pm to 10 pm.  Matt the Electrician is performing for Yankees somewhere in Yankeeville, God bless 'im.  I'll have copies of my...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:32:00 PST

Hark! Friday night & the big 30!

30 Things I've Learned in 30 Years (Part 1)1. Squirrels do not make good pets.2. It's good to vote, but never let politics break your heart. That's Wilco's job.3. If you can master inertia, you can d...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:00:00 PST

"Last" Mundi, KUT, 30th Bday!

To summarize:- Tonight is the last MtE/Southpaw Cafe Mundi show until May!- I will appear on KUT [90.5FM] Tuesday in the noon hour.- My 30th Birthday Celebration is next Friday, April 6 at Ruta Maya, ...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:49:00 PST

Tonight + April 6 [Austin}

Did you know that I was raised by wolves? Of course not, because it's not true.Did you know that I spent my formative years sleeping on sandpaper? It's true. I had a rough childhood. It was a late-sev...
Posted by Southpaw Jones on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:20:00 PST