Temporary Grace

Well folks as promised, here is my interview with Temporary Grace

            It’s not far off to say that the world has one similar question that may never be answered. People want to know the meaning of life. As Temporary Grace guitarist Chuck Epperly describes, life is simply a moment in time.

            Local New Jersey band Temporary Grace has a seven-year history together.  This history includes traveling the East Coast, CD releases and the coming together of a family to create one band that rocks the Jersey Shore. With a passion for music and entertaining the fans, Temporary Grace is all about the love of the music.

DB: Here with Temporary Grace, also formally known as Grand Theft Audio, why did you guys combine the two bands?

Rob Eelman: We’ve been Temporary Grace for seven years and we just did Grand Theft Audio as a side project to get my brother jamming with us. We decided to keep it in the family and make one big happy band, Temporary Grace, and keep the name out there.

DB: What is it like to have guys rotating instruments?

RE: It’s something new we’re trying. We’ve had Greg Forney with us for the last seven years and our bass player Jay Cagna was playing drums. Now we got Justin Grover on the drum set so we’re just trying to mix it up and get people out to have some fun.

DB: Now, you guys, like most bands, play your covers and your originals. Which are you guys more into?

RE: We were doing originals for five years in the (Jersey) shore here and a couple people kind of coaxed us into being a cover band for the last couple years to build a fan base.

Chuck Epperly: It got to the point where we weren’t making any money and we wanted to make a little extra cash while doing what we were doing. (Covers) get people into us that normally wouldn’t give us the time of day. The best thing about it is we can play [songs they’re used to] to get them into us then throw in a couple originals and get their attention that way.

DB: When it comes to playing covers, you guys do a lot of different styles. Does that come from your own personal influences?

CE: It depends on the crowd. When we first started, a lot of the songs we picked, don’t go over well with a lot of people. We don’t listen to a lot of the music we play. We want to do what makes people happy. (McIntyre’s) is fun. We get to do whatever we want and people love it.

DB: What have you guys done lately as far as studio work goes?

RE: We just put out a new single “Close To Me.” We got a free download online with that. We’re waiting for something to break with our original music, the right person to come along and some kind of sign to say let’s keep pushing along.

DB: What’s in store next for Temporary Grace?

RE: Show wise, this summer, we’re gearing up for the four or five shows a week on the shore here from Atlantic City up to Hoboken, Maryland up to Vermont.

            Original songs by Temporary Grace are available for download at TemporaryGrace.com. They can be seen every other Monday night at McIntyre’s Pub.