Peon Queen
The Last Straw
Reverend Ernest T. McKeage, Karen Lee Larson
Paul Budin, Matt Quirk, Alton Patches
The Last Straw was perhaps one of Karen's favorite all-time Illinois bands EVER! She recorded Courage Song live in the studio with the whole band.Newsflash: Karen will join the Last Straw in Champaign on July 31, 2011 for a reunion show!
More things about members of The Last Straw:
In the early 80's, Tim McKeage and Paul Budin played inThe Outnumbered with Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division.
Paul was a major influence on Karen's music career. In 1989, he bought her 3 songs in a recording studio as a Christmas present. 