[6] Eventually, the line-up was completed with Kelly Reed on drums, and Rajiv Patel on guitar (original guitarist Braden McCall left the band shortly before recording its debut full-length).

"[1] In the beginning, some of the guidelines that the band set for itself included: "(1) no guitar solos; (2) no drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes; (3) no individual songwriting credits; (4) no 'image'; and, (5) no patience for dishonesty.

[3][7] According to the band, Aezra asked them to produce a ten-song demo in ten days, and if they liked it, they would pay to record Before Braille's first album.

[3] While Before Braille had originally planned to release its debut LP on Sunset Alliance, it decided to take advantage of Aezra's offer.

[7] In March 2002, Aezra released Before Braille's debut four-song EP, helping the band begin to attract serious attention and airplay.

Seething with salt, sweat, honey and asphalt (not unlike seasoned AZ contemporaries Jimmy Eat World), this foursome delivers a positively commanding performance that betrays its relatively recent appearance on the radar.

[16] All of this led Before Braille to share the stage with many national acts such as Jimmy Eat World, Piebald, The Anniversary,[10] Cursive, The Used, Violent Femmes, and Fivespeed, and to play in major music festivals such as SXSW[17] and The Vans Warped Tour.

"[21] Released with You and Whose Army Records as a UK Import, Tired of Not Being Away From Here also broke into the top 80 on the CMJ 100,[22] even though it lacked the support and the money that helped to propel The Rumor.

In January 2010, former members Dave Jensen, Brandon Smith, Braden McCall, and Rajiv Patel were joined on the stage by Bob Hoag, who recorded and produced every Before Braille album, to play one last time at the Sunset Alliance 10-year Anniversary Show.