Magic In The Other creates anthemic and empathetic music that is utterly relatable and infectiously danceable. Since their inception, they’ve been a band driven by originality and have set out to make a mark in music. Faithfully led and orchestrated by drummer/lead singer/songwriter Ezra Lipp, (ALO, Phil Lesh & Friends) this intrepid Sacramento based band has been called “avant-rock” and mixes soaring jazz lines, African-inspired rhythms and melodies, and soul sensibilities over the bedrock of a rock and roll rhythm section that transmits a sound wholly unique. Steeped in the perpetual fluidness of improvisation but mindful that stellar song-writing should form its core, MITO’s razor-sharp, precision playing is paired with Lipp’s achingly truthful lyrics that speak to the human condition. 

From 2017-2020 MITO formed, recorded and performed around a core trio of Lipp, Guitar wizard Roger Riedlbauer (Jolie Holland, Mercury Falls) and sought after bassist Steve Adams (Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, ALO). Through word of mouth and exposure through numerous local shows and residencies, festival plays, and circular touring characteristic of a band on the rise, MITO successfully crowd-sourced their first LP, 2018’s “What We Know Is Possible” to the impressive tune of over twenty grand, created and sold out their own music festival in its first year, and not long after added a sophomore release to their catalog, “As It Starts To Fade” in December 2019.

With the forced interruption of the pandemic in 2020 and eventual band member geographical shifts, Lipp opted to put MITO on an indefinite hiatus while he pursued other musical endeavors like the creation of his debut solo record, 2022’s “The Softened Sky” and recording and touring with ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) among other things.

Fast forward to 2024, Lipp is orchestrating a MITO rebirth, with fresh personnel iterations, new music, along with a  reverence for the ethos, material, and foundational approach that made the band so special in the first place.

 In a world where nostalgia dominates, MITO takes their music in the opposite direction, each show unique in the way it lassos the muse, each show infectious through the band’s humor and humility, conveying a sound both beautifully undefined and ultimately free.