Musician currently based in Austin, Texas.

McQueen hit town from Takoma Park, Md., where she'd grown tired of life in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She claims the Austin chamber of commerce "sends out radio waves" to get aspiring musicians to come here. Not long after moving to Austin, in September 2000, the bespectacled 25-year-old met guitarist Andrew Nafziger, who had just started working with Karen Poston. With his assistance, they put together the Firebrands.