Grotto began in the Winter of 1995 during their first year of high school. They played their first show in the Winter of 1996. After playing scattered local shows, things paused in the Spring of 1999 as Mike traveled. Chris played and sang with the short lived Pushbutton 3. Jeff played drums for the Hidden Chord along with recording with them on their first two 7"s. Jeff also played with Sean Na Na for a few shows and ended up playing on the song "Princess and the Pony" that was on the Sean Na Na split with Mary Lou Lord on Kill Rock Stars. When Mike returned, Grotto regrouped and recorded their full length, Get A Hustle, with Mike Wisti. Around that same time Jeff left the Hidden Chord. Get A Hustle was released in January 2000. Since then, they have toured the east and south in the summer of 2000. In December of 2000 they recorded for an CDEP that was released by Double Indemnity records out of St. Paul in the Summer of 2001. After sporadically playing over 2002, they broke up in the Spring of 2002. Jeff continues to played with different local artists including Sean Na Na and Askeleton at different points but is currently playing with in a Twin Cities band called Monarques.

Members
Chris Mishek - vocals / guitar
Mike Dombrowski - bass
Jeff Brown - drums

Discography
1. Self-titled 7" released by the band, Spring 1998
2. Get A Hustle CD on Modern Radio, January 2000
3. Compilation on Pencil Neck records, Spring 2000
4. Twin Town/City Pages compilation, Spring 2000
5. 651 Experiment comp 7" on Sector 7G records, Fall 2000
6. Sicker Liquorr CDEP on Double Indemnity records, Summer 2001