US / THEM: Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol BIG DUMB RIFFS LP out today! Big Dumb Fest 2 on June 1st, Austin's Waterloo Records in-store 5/23

"I guarantee you, it will be jammed firmly in your head for days on end." -- Metal Injection

“An instant earworm.” — Metal Sucks

“As ridiculously awesome as their big, dumb moniker would imply… churning out lumbering cascades of clobbering, trucker hat riffage that toe a slobbery line between Dinosaur Jr., Primus, Pantera and ZZ Top.” – Decibel Magazine

"Epically catchy... Imagine the ear-wormy fuzz-rock riffage of Dinosaur Jr. if it was played on an eight-string guitar with super heavy low-end." -- Revolver Magazine

Austin trio Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol release their acclaimed new album BIG DUMB RIFFS on Limited Edition transparent orange 12" LP today, May 10th, 2024. The LP is available, along with cassette and digital formats HERE.

The band also recently announced the second annual Rickshaw Billie's BIG DUMB FEST in Austin, TX, with tickets available HERE.

Rickshaw Billie's BIG DUMB FEST lineup & info:

Saturday, June 1st - Mohawk Austin - doors at 6:00pm.

Outside:

Buzz Electro - 7:30pm-8:00pm

Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad - 8:30pm-9:00pm

Die Spitz - 9:30pm-10:15pm

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol - 11:00pm-12:00am

Inside:

Banged Out - 8:00pm-8:30pm

BoshTX - 9:00pm - 9:30pm

Mugger - 10:15pm-11:00pm

Metal Injection recently premiered the video for second single "Whip It Around", directed by Katie McDowell, HERE. (Direct YouTube HERE.)

“Our catalog has never been short on big dumb riffs, but the idea on this record was to really turn the screw,” says RBBP bassist Aaron Metzdorf. On Big Dumb Riffs, that screw is cranked incredibly tight.

“We just wanted ‘the part’: The opening of Pantera’s ‘Primal Concrete Sledge’, the breakdown in Primus' ‘Pudding Time’ — the shit that makes you move and lose your mind. Just that part the whole time.”

Across 11 concise, taut songs — most clocking in around 2 minutes or less — Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol demonstrates their skillful ability to blend the merciless low end of Leo Lydon’s 8-string guitar, Aaron Metzdorf’s masterful chordwork on the bass, and Sean St.Germain’s driving drumming.

Hot on the heels of their breakout 5th studio release Doom Wop (2023), Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol returns with Big Dumb Riffs: A whole new variant of the fuzzed out, overdriven, melodic, groovy music they have been making since 2016. While Big Dumb Riffs is decidedly more aggressive and rhythmic, it still retains the overtly melodic feel of Doom Wop. But Leo Lydon’s vocals are considerably more angry and negative (song titles like “1-800-EAT-SHIT” and “Body Bag” should be a clue.)

“The whole writing process was, ‘what if we just played two notes the whole song’,” Metzdorf says. “‘What if we tuned down to almost unusable string tension?’, ‘what if we write a record that will make everyone say 'wow that is dumb’? Leo and I really move around on stage a lot. Being a dingus is crucial to the groove. All these riffs were designed to allow us to act bigger and dumber on stage.”

Big Dumb Riffs is available on Limited Edition transparent orange vinyl, cassette, and download/streaming, released on March 22, 2024. Vinyl pre-orders ship on May 10th, 2024. Order LP HERE.

RICKSHAW BILLIE'S BURGER PATROL LIVE 2024:

05/10 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger

05/17 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall

05/23 Austin, TX - Waterloo Records - in-store performance & signing

06/01 Austin, TX - Mohawk - BIG DUMB FEST 2

06/14 Denton, TX - Andy's Bar