If I were alive in the Middle Ages I would probably have a Casio-Punk band.

my new band The Small Potatoes are playing at Breaking Windows mini rock-festival Saturday May 2 at Lil's at Standing Stone Wines in Winooski VT sevendaystickets.com/e/breaking-w...

Cool shot of me in the newspaper! Get tickets to my rock show this Saturday sevendaystickets.com/e/breaking-w...

maybe Phish fans know who this guy is and can help me out... ...he bootlegged all their early shows at UVM circa 1987-1989 ...but he also bootlegged all the shows of my proto casio-punk band Jazzin' Hell and I would simply LOVE to get those recordings. Who is he?

Gentle Observation 439 - I'm not depressed, I'm composting. patreon.com/kochalka

There be monsters.

Gentle Observation 437 - I wake up at the crack of yawn. patreon.com/kochalka

I wrote a letter to Cory Doctorow today and sent this drawing.

Cool shot of me in the newspaper! Get tickets to my rock show this Saturday sevendaystickets.com/e/breaking-w...

I wrote a letter to Cory Doctorow today and sent this drawing.

Gentle Observation 438 - My sandwich is in heaven now. patreon.com/kochalka

Gentle Observation 437 - I wake up at the crack of yawn. patreon.com/kochalka

Gentle Observation set 79 just went up for subscribers www.patreon.com/posts/156796...

this painting from the Senior show at Bard is phenomenal @bardcollege.bsky.social I forgot to write the artist's name down, and I can't remember!!!

yes definitely...but not so much the written story, more the story that emerges from the gameplay. Their story is the bare framework, but MY story is the one that lingers in my memory.

my new band The Small Potatoes are playing at Breaking Windows mini rock-festival Saturday May 2 at Lil's at Standing Stone Wines in Winooski VT sevendaystickets.com/e/breaking-w...

I saw Definitely Gangster last night, an animated movie made in Vermont. It was pretty awesome! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZ3...

this is good merch... and a charming merch video!

Gentle Observation 436 - Every Monday is a miracle...that no one asked for. patreon.com/kochalka

it's been a loooong time since my friend Colin showed up in an American Elf diary comic strip, but now he's in my new band The Small Potatoes are we're in the studio working on our first album With Feeling - American Elf - April 16, 2026 www.patreon.com/collection/4...

Updated my M1 iMac from Ventura to Tahoe OS. Didn’t take long. Works great!

Well, I don't know i they fixed it or not, but I just updated my OS from Ventura to Tahoe and the problem went away.

Gentle Observation 435 - I love you so much it feels like my heart has to poop. patreon.com/kochalka

if I try to access bluesky on Safari I get a "403 forbidden error" but I can access it fine on Firefox. I tried clearing the cache and I tried turning off private relay but it made no difference @bsky.app

Wash Your Ass - James Kochalka Superstar

Gentle Observation 434 - Clip art. patreon.com/kochalka

Recording the first album by The Small Potatoes

It’s not often I wake up with a James Kochalka Superstar song in my head; it always presages a zany day.

my rejected New Yorker cartoons, but in color www.patreon.com/posts/156440...

This one is gonna be great!

Recording the first album by The Small Potatoes

it's been a loooong time since my friend Colin showed up in an American Elf diary comic strip, but now he's in my new band The Small Potatoes are we're in the studio working on our first album With Feeling - American Elf - April 16, 2026 www.patreon.com/collection/4...

Happy Birthday Adriane!

Gentle Observation 433 - Could I have the human section? patreon.com/kochalka

Oliver (middle) doing shots of Maple Syrup on the shuttle bus with his friends at the end of Admitted Students Day at UVM. (Just about one week left to decide on a school!)

Gentle Observation 432 - Tiny glasses are for doing shots. patreon.com/kochalka

Oliver (middle) doing shots of Maple Syrup on the shuttle bus with his friends at the end of Admitted Students Day at UVM. (Just about one week left to decide on a school!)

My son Oliver just went to "admitted students day" at both Bard and UVM. Bard's pitch was sort of exciting and thrilling...casting the students as elite doers and thinkers. UVM's pitch at the admin level was very dry...but then once he got to the actual professors it became astonishingly personal.

Gentle Observation 431 - Success! It's not about how hard you flap. patreon.com/kochalka

24-hour Drone fest at Bard college

Soup season is ending, sadly. But cremee season is about to start!

OMG I love this little animation. And the music!!!

He’s great! Have a Zamboni’s CD too

First day in recording studio I wore brand new Adidas 2nd day in the studio I’m wearing a brand new pair of Feiyue The album is gonna be a huge hit but I need a sneaker company to sponsor me

Song lyrics

my band The Small Potatoes in the recording studio

Wearing brand new adidas while recording my new album with my new band The Small Potatoes. We just laid down tracks for FOURTEEN songs in four hours. A heroic vocal feat since I had to do each one like four times.

the Geese controversy must be annoying for Goose since people who aren't totally keyed in have trouble telling which band is which anyhow announcing my new band Gyyce

Wearing brand new adidas while recording my new album with my new band The Small Potatoes. We just laid down tracks for FOURTEEN songs in four hours. A heroic vocal feat since I had to do each one like four times.

I drew an American Elf diary comic strip about going to the Vermont statehouse to take part in the inauguration of our 6th Cartoonist Laureate, Steve Bissette. @stephenrbissette.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/155713...