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Graphic Reality

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Graphic Reality, the originators of SMARTROCK hailed from NW Indiana. Together for 10 years, the band recorded several albums, played a ton of shows and had a blast doing it. GR closed its doors in the fall of 2000 after a wonderful ride filled with amazing music and memories. There is NO REUNION in store at this time. This is merely a memory page of a band that once was. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Detailed Bio, Band Memories, Info & Udpates Available In BLOGS**

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Member Since: 6/7/2005
Band Members: Dave, Dave, Doug, Jared, John, Justin, Mark, Matt, Mike and Scottt(At some point or another)
Influences: Foo Fighters/R.E.M./The Beatles/Smashing Pumpkins/ SevenDayJesus
Sounds Like: SMARTROCK GR 3000 - Christmas

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Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Reunion Performance...

Tonight, Sunday, December 3, 2006, Graphic Reality reunited for a special one night only Christmas special. The band performed a rough version of the 12 Days of Christmas, but it was very fun. There s...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:09:00 PST

Today...

The four GR boys (Dave, Doug, John & Matt) have had several occasions to get together for hang sessions and reminiscing. Still no real desire for reunion or anything like that. We had a recent gat...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:31:00 PST

The Final Show

November 4, 2000 was the final concert for Graphic Reality. The concert was a fun night and a celebration of a band that had spent 10 years growing and developing. We had determined that the band woul...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:28:00 PST

Fav Bands We Played With...

In the 10 year history of GR we played with a ton of bands. I don't remember half of them, but there are a few that stand out. Stavesacre, Fold Zandura, Ghoti Hook, the Normals, PFR, All Star United, ...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Sat, 06 May 2006 02:51:00 PST

The Rockstar Moment

Sometime in the fall of 1996, we played a local concert at a small church in Griffith, IN. The youth pastor was a wild long-haired guy named Jim Shade. Jim & I had met once or twice and he had he...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:25:00 PST

Upside Down

I recently revisited our "Leper" album released in 1999. The last track on the album is one of my favorite songs we ever wrote, Upside Down. I decided to share a bit about the song and how it came ab...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 04:19:00 PST

GR Band Members

The chronology of GR was quite interesting. Here is the skinny of how we got to where we were at the closing of shop: 1990 - Matt Calder & I (Doug Sheehy) form the AMAZING duo called Matt & I...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:08:00 PST

The Holy Zealot Stable

Recently I have found some friends on myspace that were a part of the record label we were signed with, Holy Zealot. The label was based out of Cleveland, TN and had a strong following there. The lab...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:05:00 PST

MONSTER

Monster. This has a lot of meaning for the band. When we recorded our original demos, we self-recorded much of it at monster studios. When we released our debut indie cd, we slapped monster on it to ...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:30:00 PST

GR Merch

Graphic Reality was a merchandise factory machine at various stages of the band. We were way ahead of the curve on many levels. We had lots of t-shirts, buttons, stickers, buttloads of cds, flyers, n...
Posted by Graphic Reality on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 04:45:00 PST