Before joining Rise Against in early 2007, Blair was a member of hardcore punk group Only Crime along with his brother, Doni Blair, who currently plays with the Toadies.
Pred príchodom do Rise Against na začiatku roku 2007, bol členom hardcore punkovej skupiny Only Crime spolu so svojim bratom Doni Blairom, ktorý v súčasnosti hrá v skupine Toadies.