Stereogum — Geneviève Elverum, nee Castrée, the Canadian illustrator and musician who recorded under the names Ô Paon and Woelv, has passed away after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer last spring. She was 35 years old. Her husband, Phil Elverum ... more info

Stereogum — Phil Elverum — better known to many of us as the Microphones or Mount Eerie — has recently been raising money for his wife Geneviève, who herself has recorded under the names Woelv and Ô Paon. Last year, just months after giving birth to a baby... more info

Stereogum — Beloved Olympia, Washington indie mainstay K Records is selling the building it occupies to make good on debts to artists. According to The Olympian, the imprint owes several artists money, ranging from $100 to five-figure sums. Among the artists owe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Geneviève Castrée, who has recorded as Woelv and Ô Paon, was diagnosed with inoperable, stage four pancreatic cancer four months after giving birth to her daughter with Phil Elverum, of Mount Eerie and the Microphones... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Working under the names the Microphones and Mount Eerie, Phil Elverum has spent years making heavy, expressive, deeply personal music that has helped shape the sound of indie rock. He’s married to Geneviève Elverum (formerly Geneviève Castrée), ... more info

Stereogum — Phil Elverum, the Pac-NW musician behind the Microphones, Mount Eerie, and various related projects, is experiencing a resurgence of influence among DIY types. Recent Bands To Watch like Florist or Spencer Radcliffe bear a clear resemblance to quiver... more info

Stereogum — Though Spencer Radcliffe’s songs are fragile and fragmentary, they contain entire histories of sound. “Yankee,” for instance, recalls downcast ’90s slowcore, Midwest emo at its most deconstructed, and the meticulous analog lo-fi of the Microp... more info

Stereogum — Kyle Fields can make his voice sound like a hound dog, and for that alone, he should be lauded. The man behind Little Wings has assumed a legendary status, even among his eclectic country-leaning Woodsist peers, for his determination to remain seclud... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Kate (right) w/ The B-52s at The Cap last week (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) B-52 Kate Pierson's first solo album, Guitars and Microphones, comes out February 17, and a few days later she'll celebrate it with a release... more info

Stereogum — In a couple of weeks, the cult-beloved lo-fi auteur Phil Elverum, who used to record as the Microphones and who now records as Mount Eerie, will release Sauna, an ominous foghorn of an album. His ambiguous, evocative video for “This” was one of t... more info