OTTTO
Live at Lollapalooza, Chicago
August 1, 2021
Bryan Ferretti – Vocals, guitar
Tye Trujillo – Bass
Ryan Duswalt – Drums
Photo credit: Alison Northway
I met with the boys from OTTTO just before they hit the BMI Stage on Day 4 of Lollapalooza, Chicago.
This SoCal trio gave me the pep I needed to make it through my final day of the festival.
It was so fun to feed off their infectious energy, excitement and anticipation, something that hits different when a band is at this stage of their career and are on the precipice of something truly great. If I could sum them up with one word from the interview, it would be stoked. Stoked at life, stoked to be here, stoked for what lays ahead.
Photo credit: Alison Northway
I was given the heads up to get to the stage early for their set, as word was quickly spreading and it was set to be a big one. Indeed I got there early. Front and center. With an introduction to the crowd from Metallica bassist, Robert Trujillo, then began 40 minutes of non stop metal! I have not moshed like that for some time, but made it out unscathed (of particular note was the positive energy and general niceness of the moshees).
Photo credit: Alison Northway
The music was heavy, the music was thrashy, the energy was unrelenting.
I was standing next to two festival goers who had arrived early, thinking they were seeing a pop band. They stayed the entire set, moshed, head banged and sweated. My favorite thing about music festivals – discovering that artist you didn’t know about, especially in a different genre, and it changing your life!
All images by Alison Northway
