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This band formed in 1999 in Mesa, AZ, when lead singer David Jensen and guitarist Hans Ringger started an acoustic project. Both had attended high school together and then did some traveling before hooking up again. Citing Fugazi and the DIY ethos as major influences, Before Braille slowly began composing songs, adding bass player Brandon Smith, drummer Kelly Reed and guitar virtuoso Rajiv Patel. In the years since 1999, other band members have entered and left the group including Braden McCall (guitar: '99-'01), Dustin Carson (drums: '99-01), Brandon Buckmiester (guitar: '03-'06), and Doug Fielding (bass: '05-'06). In March of 2002,...

1. A house-centric alter-ego of Praveen Sharma (of Sepalcure, Praveen & Benoît) 2. MC from Portland, Oregon. 3. Hardcore band, probably active in the 90's. 4. A hardcore punk band from Philadelphia, PA that has been active since 2012. http://braillephiladelphia.bandcamp.com/ 1) As the house-oriented solo project of Praveen Sharma (see Sepalcure, Praveen, and Praveen & Benoit), Braille combines classic chicago house vocals with deep, dubby melodic elements, all under the pulse of post-dubstep-influenced, sub-dominating bass. His debut EP, The Year 3000, is slated for a May, 2011 release on Rush Hour. 2) Always on a musical mission, BRAILLE has become...

Braille Party was a three member punk band from Maryland, U.S.A Members: Matt Riedl (vocals, bass) Lou Gigger (guitar) Gerry Rolfe (drums) Their style was completely different from the D.C. hardcore and the Boston HC in the early 80s. It ranged from short punk smashers to melodic pop influenced songs to even hardcore. All these styles were combined on their only LP Welcome to Maryland in 1984. They also contributed to the Bouncing Babies Compilation and a Flipside Vinyl compilation. .