Evan Phillips was born and raised in the foothills of the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska. In his younger years, he climbed Denali as a mountain guide and spent the winters traveling through the desert of the American Southwest, living out of the back of his pickup truck. At 27, battling a climbing injury that forever altered the course of his life, Phillips turned to music for inspiration and solace. He started the band The Whipsaws in 2002, and released his first solo album two years later.

As an artist, producer and collaborator, Phillips’ contribution to the Alaska music scene has spanned twenty years. His work with The Whipsaws and trio Easton Stagger Phillips has taken him across the United States and Europe. The Whipsaws’ 2008 album 60 Watt Avenue brought national success to the band; Easton Stagger Phillips’ 2014 album Resolution Road was met with critical acclaim in the U.S. and abroad. Today Phillips lives in Anchorage and is the producer and creator of the Firn Line and Alaska Unsolved podcasts. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.