BIOGRAPHY

Grotoko is an art-rock/baroque-rock project, by composer, multi-instrumentalist, cartoonist, and non-binary theatre nerd, Blue McLeod.

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Grotoko’s first milestone was the release of its first two singles, “The Waiting” and “January Bird Calls” which were released in August, 2016.  Both of these singles were later re-recorded and featured on Grotoko’s first album, entitled, We All Fall Down, which was released in July of 2017. 

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On December 31st, 2018, Grotoko released an acoustic album entitled Grotoko Says Happy New Year, featuring live acoustic versions of songs from upcoming albums as well as We All Fall Down. 

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In January 2020, Grotoko toured Western Canada alongside Winnipeg punk rocker, Greg Rekus, shortly before being forced into a hiatus by Covid-19.

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Grotoko's second album, entitled Periwinkle, was released on December 16th, 2022