Olympia musician Phil Elvrum soon invited her to contribute guitar and vocals to his psychedelic pop group The Microphones, and she performs on many Microphones recordings including "Don't Wake Me Up" (1999) and "Window" (2000). She later toured extensively with The Microphones across the US and Canada. According to " The Rumpus", Mirah "was part of the K Records renaissance the late '90s along with bands like The Microphones, The Blow and Old Time Relijun – all highly distinct, idiosyncratic groups with Calvin Johnson's influence perhaps manifesting in the form of a primitivist or intentionally naïve approach."