Southpaw Jones

Here’s what we know about Southpaw Jones: • He makes music for open-minded folks who dig singable melodies and one-of-a-kind lyrics. • He can write a decent song about anything. • He is left-handed. • He plays a right-handed guitar upside down… • …without a high E string. • He treads lightly on the thin ice of irreverent honesty. • He has lived in Houston, Nashville, and Los Angeles. • He currently lives in Austin. • He performs solo if not with Matt the Electrician. • He has had the honor of opening for Dan Bern, Slaid Cleaves, Fred Eaglesmith, Terri Hendrix, Lisa Loeb, and James McMurtry. • He has performed with 5 instruments in 17 states during the past 20 years. • Critics say he has “that most amazing ability to be hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time.” • Author Spike Gillespie calls him “the left-handed Elvis Costello and the best songwriter in the land.” • He is a software engineer by day (and some nights). Visit LinkedIn for all that. • Southpaw calls himself “Slim” and sleeps in the fetal position.