Pssst. Over the past couple months, I've been putting up live videos from the South of Mars release show on my Patreon! If you wanna see the full Big Breakfast playing your favorite tune from the album, as little as $5 gets you access! It was one of the best nights of my life. patreon.com/jamesgedda

I can only assume if you're not drinking Burn Em Brewing beers with me, you're drinking them against me. Playing noon-3 today!

The rhythm of this job is weird. A busy month this month means a more stable month next month. But being busy with gigs impacts my energy levels to do the booking etc which usually leads to less gigs next couple months. Throw a cancellation in and the whole balance is fucked.

Hey, friends. Unfortunately, I won't be able to perform at On The Rocks in Waukegan today as cold winds have made it miserable out there and my performance has been cancelled. I'll keep you posted on a make up date!

"The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days." Today feels like a good day. TODAY: August Hill Winery in Utica, IL 3:30-6:30 TOMORROW: On The Rocks in Waukegan, IL 3-6 I'll see y'all out there!

CHICAGO FRIENDS! Bringing The Big Breakfast back to Broken Hearts for some honky tonkin! Doors at 9, music at 10, $5 to get in!

It's easy to make cracks about Charley Crockett's release pace, but I'm sitting on 3 different album ideas and no money to make em happen. Still haven't fulfilled all the fundraiser promises from SoM. If I had his checkbook and fanbase, I'd be putting out two records a year too.

FRIDAY! Bringing The Big Breakfast back to Broken Hearts for a night of honky tonkin! This is a great bar and we always have a hell of a time, so make plans to come join us in Chicago!

CHICAGO FRIENDS! Gonna be hanging out and picking songs at Fuller's Pub from 6-8. Come join me!

I spend too much time playing video games, so I'm sure all this says something about me. Fill your own here: grids.fun/t/about-me-v...

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, friends. It's hard to be a curmudgeon when you're surrounded by the amount of love that I am.

TONIGHT! Birthday show at EAT with The Big Breakfast backing me up! Doors at 6, ofsunshinemusic kicks things off at 7, $10 at the door! See y'all there!

This little fella turns 37 this weekend, and he'd love for you to come out to his BIRTHDAY SHOW Saturday night at EAT in Hammond! Doors at 6, Of Sunshine opens at 7, $10 to get in!

SATURDAY! If you can get yourself to EAT in Hammond, IN, I expect you to be there as I stomp and holler into the night with my friends on the eve of my 37th birthday!

This is a dark thought, but I wouldn't put it past someone as stupid, selfish, narcissistic, and evil as him to try and bring about the end of the world as he faces his own impending mortality.

Happy to be headed back to Tiki Man Radio tonight to talk about the Big Breakfast birthday show at EAT this saturday! Tune in at 6pm at tikimanradio.com

Making a setlist and notes for a new/substitute band member is fun cause it gets me thinking about such intricate details of songs as "What key do I play this in?" and "Am I capable of counting this off?"

We're ONE WEEK AWAY from our show at EAT, on the eve of my 37th birthday! Make plans to come party with us!

It is for no particular reason on this day in which I find myself working on my taxes that I kindly point y'all to patreon.com/jamesgedda, jamesgedda.bandcamp.com, and my Venmo: James-Gedda

APRIL! Here's where to find me this month. TONIGHT: The Red Door in LaPorte, IN 6-8 TOMORROW: The Book Club in Crown Point, IN w/ Jack Whittle 6-9 Be sure to mark your calendars for 4/11, where we'll be doing another Big Breakfast show at EAT in Hammond, IN!

James Gedda and Jack Whittle do Kris Kristofferson.

A bit of Kris Kristofferson's "Casey's Last Ride" w/ Jack Whittle. Catch us TONIGHT at Finnegan's Pub in Dyer, IN from 8-10! youtu.be/gGSAhwJgd60

I was wondering why I'm feeling so shitty today, then I remembered my birthday is coming up in a few weeks. Plus this year the birthday depression is combining with the pressure of promoting a paid attendance show the night before. Gonna be a hell of a few weeks for ol' James.

SW Michigan friends! Headed to Casey's New Buffalo tonight alongside my brother Stephan Jude on violin. Come join us if you can!

My guitar player knows it doesn't take much to get me riffing.

A friend of mine (who's an incredible writer) had a line "We'll dream of the days where we dreamed of the days that we're in." It's a line I think of pretty often to help keep things in perspective.

Happy St. Patrick's Day, friends! Here's "The Fields of Athenry," one of my favorites to play this time of year. WEDNESDAY: Songwriter Night at Smokey Jo's in Crete, IL SATURDAY: Casey's in New Buffalo, MI w/ Stephan Jude youtu.be/BKwPYZQo-Ic

Had a great time doing some picking out at Navy Pier today! Brought my better half along too! @awkwrdunicorn.bsky.social

TONIGHT! KnuckleHeads in Michigan City, IN with The Big Breakfast!

Perhaps the weirdest thing that sets off my social anxiety in a big way is occupying the pec deck machine at the gym because at all times you know there's at least half a dozen folks waiting for it to free up.

The next Big Breakfast show is on the books! 4/11, the night before my birthday, we're doing another show at EAT in Hammond! Save the date and make plans to join us if you can!

It's Bandcamp Friday! To celebrate, I've released Songs & Stories, a live solo EP from a show at The Chicago Street Theatre in Valparaiso, IN and it's only available on Bandcamp! Produced by Nick Rapley, this is one of my favorite solo shows I ever played. jamesgedda.bandcamp.com

Keep your eyes peeled on my Bandcamp page, got something special in store for Bandcamp Friday tomorrow. jamesgedda.bandcamp.com

This week's music! TONIGHT: The Red Door - Laporte, IN 6-8 FRIDAY: Tiny's Coffee Bar - Gary, IN 6-9 SATURDAY: Social Goat w/ Stephan Jude - Portage, IN 7-10 SUNDAY: Four Corners Winery - Valparaiso, IN 1-4 P.S. Stay tuned on Friday for something special...

MARCH! Here's where to find me! That starts TODAY at Solasta Winery in Sawyer, MI from 2-4. See ya there!

Wishing a very happy birthday to my partner, my support system, my better half, my inspiration and the love of my life, my sweet and beautiful Marissa Ann! You deserve all the happiness in the world and I'll do all I can to bring you as much of it as possible @awkwrdunicorn.bsky.social

Bandcamp Friday next week. Hmmm. Ought to do something fun for that.

Wish you could've been at the South of Mars release show back in November? Head over to my Patreon (link in profile) where I've just released a video and a track of "Black Coffee, Brown Liquor" from 11/22/25 at EAT in Hammond, IN. More from this show coming to Patreon!

TODAY: Headed to August Hill Winery in Utica to do some picking from 3:30 to 6:30. Good wine and good folks there! TOMORROW: Catch me hollering at Burn 'Em Brewing in Michigan City from 4-6. See y'all out there!

Been hitting the gym with renewed vigor lately, decided to freshen up my lifting playlist with some of my favorite tunes that get me moving. Featuring songs from buddies of mine like @vanplating.bsky.social @rebeccaportermusic.bsky.social & more! Check it out: open.spotify.com/playlist/4A5...

TODAY! Headed back up to Mackey's Hideout for an acoustic afternoon from 3-6. Come join me if you can!

A bit of one of my favorite sad bastard songs, Benjamin Tod's "Wyoming." TONIGHT: The Red Door in LaPorte, IN from 6-8 SUNDAY: Mackey's Hideout in McHenry, IL from 3-6 youtube.com/shorts/3-EdA...

Stressed, struggling, and broke but I've hit the gym every day this week. 4 days of cardio, 3 days of lifting. Haven't done that in years.

TONIGHT! 10-56 Brewing in Knox, IN from 5:30-8:30. Come out and join me for a beer!

Coffee and donuts with my biggest baby niece. Makes my heart happy.

Put up a demo of a new original on my Patreon yesterday. You can hear it for $5 on top of the years of previously posted tracks and videos that are exclusive. Check it out if you're able at the link in my profile. TONIGHT: Radius-Crown Point from 7-10

This song by @jamesgedda.bsky.social makes me happy. I keep thinking how cool it will be to wake up and see the obituary. I will buy the physical paper.. open.spotify.com/track/1uGZIq...

Maybe my busiest January for gigs ever, with a couple more stops this week! WEDNESDAY: The Red Door 6-8 FRIDAY: Radius-Crown Point 7-10 My first two weekends of February are still wide open, so if you're in need of music anywhere in or around Chicagoland let me know!

Excited to get out of town for a few days and do some picking with my brother Matt Moran out in Kansas! If you're in the area for either of these shows, come join us!