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"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 today announce new US tour dates to kick off 2025 in January & February with Lip Critic supporting. These dates follow closely behind upcoming December shows with King Buffalo. Complete EU & UK tour dates for Spring 2025 will also be announced soon. See current dates below.
Jan-Feb tickets on sale Friday, November 15th at 10am local time HERE.
BIG DUMB RIFFS is available on digital, LP and cassette, released May 10th, 2024. Order/stream the album on all formats 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 vinyl LP, cassette, download and streaming, released on May 10, 2024. Orders are available HERE.
RICKSHAW BILLIE'S BURGER PATROL - LIVE 2024:
12/04 Omaha, NE - Slowdown Front Room *
12/06 Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep *
12/07 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre *
12/08 Santa Fe, NM - Tumbleroot Brewery *
12/10 Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole *
12/11 Las Vegas, NV - Swan Dive *
12/12 San Diego, CA - The Casbah *
12/13 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room *
12/14 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s *
12/17 Fort Worth, TX - Tulips *
12/18 Oklahoma City, OK - Resonant Head *
12/19 Kansas City, MO - recordBar *
12/20 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway *
* w/ King Buffalo
RICKSHAW BILLIE'S BURGER PATROL - LIVE 2025:
01/17 Austin, TX - Antone’s
01/24 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
01/25 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
01/30 Nashville, TN - DRKMTTR +
01/31 Atlanta, GA - The Earl +
02/01 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor +
02/02 Washington, DC - DC9 +
02/04 Millersville, PA - Phantom Power +
02/05 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge +
02/06 Brooklyn, NY - TV Eye +
02/07 Medford, MA - Deep Cuts +
02/08 Montreal, QC - La Sotterenea +
02/11 Toronto, ON - Monarch Tavern +
02/12 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern +
02/13 Hamtramck, MI - Small’s +
02/14 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle +
02/15 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club +
02/16 Minneapolis, MN - Zhora Darling +
+ w/ Lip Critic
Artist: Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol
Album: Big Dumb Riffs
Label: Permanent Teeth
Release Date: May 10th, 2024
01. Clowntown
02. 1-800-EAT-SHIT
03. Papa Pop It
04. Peanut Butter Snack Sticks
05. Whip It Around
06. Body Bag
07. Brat
08. El Sapo
09. Bastard Initiated
10. Blue Collar Man
11. In a Jar
www.rickshawbilliesburgerpatrol.com
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