I first saw Mia Doi Todd during L.A. Folk Fest‘s "desert weekend" back in February. The first night took place at Pappy and Harriet’s, where Tommy Santee Claus and He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister performed, among others. The second show was a daytime gig, so after perusing through the vintage stores on 29 Palms Highway, we made our way in. One performance really stood out to me, and that was Mia Doi Todd’s. She has a gentle, natural presence, gracefully strumming the acoustic and singing with a deep and soothing tone. Her voice is almost like a chant, and the hollow sound of her hands tapping the soundboard of her guitar put the audience into a trance, hanging on her every move. Her music has an honest, rustic but pretty aura. Mia’s 9th studio album, Cosmic Ocean Ship, comes out next month.
Mia Doi Todd will be playing TONIGHT at Little Temple in Silverlake.
–Jenna Putnam
