Having played under several other monikers including The Nuns and The Transients, it was parting ways with The Portlands that nudged Dook Dootson to take the plunge and go solo.

Song hound MiWi La Lupa is a dreamer, a far-fetched being whose human core is as gentle and endearing as his voice. In 2005, MiWi made it down the Hudson River from Buffalo to the city of New York. A decade later, he has made impactful impressions as a singer-songwriter, a session musician and multi-instrumentalist in bands such as Knights on Earth, Red Baraat and Thought.