It was a good year of gigs! Hopefully 2026 is even better! I'll be welcoming the new year picking and singing tomorrow night at the VFW in Dyer IN, so come join me if you can.

Got a new Dutch oven for Christmas. Breaking it in with chicken and dumplings.

This timeline is pretty rough obviously, but at least we don't live in a world where they made a feature film out of the Key & Peele substitute teacher sketch and I think we all need to be thankful for that.

TONIGHT! Headed to Social 45 in Frankfort, IL to do some picking alongside my buddy @jasonbenefield.com from 7:30-10:30. See y'all there!

I hope you and yours had a happy holiday! I know me and mine did. But it's back to work tonight at Broken Hearts in Chicago w/ The Big Breakfast! Doors at 8, $5 to get in! Come dance that Christmas dinner off!

Coming back downstairs to eat more after having to sleep for an hour in my childhood bed due to being a fat bastard:

TODAY! Headed into Chicago to pick and holler at Fuller's Pub from 5-7. See y'all there!

The best holiday song is "Holly, Carol, Candy & Joy" by JD McPherson and frankly no one talks about it enough.

CHICAGO FRIENDS! Bringing The Big Breakfast back to Broken Hearts Bar a week from tonight. Make plans to come join us and dance off that Christmas dinner.

Missing warm weather, a busy schedule, and full band gigs! Going solo this weekend, though. SATURDAY: Bennetts Pub & Play Lowell, IN 7-10 SUNDAY: Fuller's Pub Chicago, IL 5-7 See y'all out there!

South of Mars has been out 3 weeks! Thanks to everyone who's listened so far! Purchased CD copies will be in the mail soon. What's your favorite song on the album?

"How come you're not in Nashville, man?" Oh, friend, it's because I like getting paid when I play a show.

TONIGHT! Back at The Red Door in LaPorte from 6-8! Great food and killer cocktails here, so come join me if you can.

In case ya didn't know, I've been running a Patreon for a few years now. Every week I put up a new performance video, and every month I put up a new song. It might be a demo of a new original, a live recording, or occassionally an early listen to a new track. $5 gets you in!

A problem I routinely run into in this line of work is keeping a steady pace with booking. I'll be busy as hell in summer/fall and so I won't send out as many booking inquiries, which leads to slow, broke winters like this one. Wish I could afford to have someone do it for me.

I doubled my lifetime sales on Bandcamp just from yesterday alone. Got some real kind donations, too. Thank you, friends. It means a lot to have such a big support system.

Please consider buying some music or merch on this Bandcamp Friday. Or sign up for the Patreon. Thanks, friends.

@giantbomb.bsky.social Been a GB fan since 2011, and this year ended up as one of my favorites in the history of the site. Here's to bigger and better in 2026, duders!

At a certain point, using Spotify at all feels like feeding the beast that's killing the music industry. But in terms of measuring my growth as an artist and how many folks are hearing my silly little sad songs, this makes me happy.

I've never really understood the idea of "people should have to work for a living!" None of us asked to be here, and none of us know when we're leaving. And yet we're supposed to sell away half of our time to... generate revenue? Fuck off.

Here's where to find me in December! Things are slowing down, but there's still a few more chances to catch me before the year is out. If you're looking for music on any of the days not listed here, please send me a message!

Just found out I had a big rip right under the butt of my one good pair of gig pants. I found this out after hearing several people laugh behind me as I was packing up from my gig. Hell of a feeling to have as a self conscious fat guy.

I understand sports betting has always been a thing. But advertising sports betting & how you can do it from your phone should absolutely be illegal. I detest sports as a whole & I still get those fucking ads all the time everywhere. It's predatory, ever-present, & disgusting.

It's got to be Sleeping Around, I put it on loop for a bit after i listened to the full album a few days ago.

I think “Townes” is the best song but “Thick as Thieves” is my favorite. I’m a sucker for a song about sex that has a drive to it.

South of Mars has been out for a week! Thanks to everyone that's listened so far! What's your favorite song on the album? TONIGHT: Aloft South Bend 8-10 (Eastern) SUNDAY: Riverlands Brewing Sunday Storyteller Sessions 1-4 See y'all out there!

Canva gets less usable every god damn week.

In good company here!

#musicsky Last week’s radio show- tune in Thursdays, 9pm on radiogeorgetown.org

I'm ready for turkey, gravy, & dressing tomorrow. But today I still got some work to do! Join me at The Red Door in LaPorte for good cocktails, good food, and good tunes! Thanks to everybody that's listened to South of Mars so far! Give it a spin today if you haven't yet!

My friend Pancho had some real kind words to say about the new record! Give his review a read here: panchospicks.com/2025/11/21/j...

This week's music! WEDNESDAY: The Red Door in LaPorte, IN 6-8 FRIDAY: Aloft in South Bend, IN 8-10 Eastern SUNDAY: Riverlands Brewing in St. Charles, IL 1-4 Have you heard the new album yet? Let me know what your favorite song on it is!

For a sad bastard, I'm pretty damn happy right now. Thanks to everyone who's listened to the album so far!

Last night was special. One of the best nights of my life. It's gonna take me a couple days to really process it. I love y'all. But the road goes on forever and the party never ends! Today I'll be at Mackey's Hideout in McHenry, IL from 3-6! Come out and join me if you can! 📸 Brandon Shrader

If you're in the Chicagoland area, come out to EAT in Hammond for our South of Mars album release show! Doors at 6, music at 7, $15 to get in!

'equal parts rowdy and horny' is the nicest thing anyone has ever said about my work!

Y’all need to go listen to @jamesgedda.bsky.social new album. I love that it’s equal parts rowdy and horny. I’d gladly drink at any bar they were playing.

It's here, it's out, and I couldn't be more proud of the work my friends and I put in. Listen to South of Mars today!

I'm in good company!

Some records I'm excited about today: @JamesGedda.bsky.social and the Big Breakfast - South of Mars @AmericanAquarium.bsky.social - Live at Red Rocks Laney Jones and the Spirits - S/T

South of Mars is OUT! Check out this great review while you're listening to it!

SOUTH OF MARS from @jamesgedda.bsky.social & The Big Breakfast is out today! Take CJ editor @vanwinkle.bsky.social's word for it. Beg, borrow, or steal (stream or buy) this one. www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/cj-music-rev...

#musicsky Last week’s radio show. Tonight we have new songs from @delcobras, @jamesgedda, and more. Tune in tonight and every Thursday, 9pm, radiogeorgetown.org

Thanks for the kind words, Americana Highways! Check out the full review here: americanahighways.org/2025/11/18/r...

This album slaps. Definitely gonna be in my regular rotation. Pre-save, listen to, buy, worship @jamesgedda.bsky.social's SOUTH OF MARS y'all.

The first review is in! Thanks to @vanwinkle.bsky.social and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social for the kind words in his glowing review of South of Mars. Can't wait for y'all to hear it tomorrow!

If you helped fund South of Mars on Indiegogo earlier this year, rewards will start shipping next week! If one of your rewards was entry into the release show, your name will be on a comp list at the door this Saturday at EAT in Hammond, IN! Doors at 6, music starts at 7.

James Gedda’s “Nowhere on a Somewhere Road” drifts like a memory half-remembered. It's wistful, intimate, and achingly beautiful. Every note feels like a quiet confession, a reminder that the journey matters even when the destination doesn’t exist. youtu.be/2dp9eCo7OkQ?...

Congrats James. Everyone else, go presave this!

South of Mars is out THIS FRIDAY (11/21)! Here's a live performance of the title track. Pre-save the album at artists.landr.com/southofmars and make plans to come out to the release show on 11/22 at EAT in Hammond, IN if you're in the area! Doors at 6, $15 to get in! youtu.be/J1fRPuE4dR4