"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 announce their 3rd annual hometown BIG DUMB FEST today, as well as US tour dates supporting the reunited The Sword. The festival is curated by the band, who hand picked the entire 7 band lineup (with RBBP headlining the event) and collection of food vendors. BIG DUMB FEST 3 takes place Saturday, June 14th at Mohawk Austin. (Assets)
The Sword dates start in August, and cover the Western US. RBBP returns to the East Coast in June supporting Pigs x 7. The band also launches their first EU & UK tour in May. Please see all dates below. Tickets for all shows are available now HERE.
BIG DUMB FEST 2025 - Austin, TX - Saturday, June 14th - Mohawk Austin - 6pm
Bands: Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol * Gus Baldwin & The Sketch * The Grasshopper Lies Heavy * Glime * Gran Moreno * Subpar Snatch * Bat Lips *
Food: Bad Larry's Burger Club - Grandpa's Glizzys - Sucio Boy Burgers
BIG DUMB RIFFS is available on digital, vinyl 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.
“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 EU/UK LIVE 2025:
15/05 Brussels, BE - Obsidian Dust Festival
16/05 Nijmegen, NL - Sonic Whip Festival
17/05 Wolverhampton, UK - Dive
18/05 London, UK - DesertFest London
20/05 Paris, FR - Mécanique Ondulatoire
21/05 Lille, FR - Le Bulle Café
22/05 Bochum, DE - Die Trompete
23/05 Berlin, DE - DesertFest Berlin
24/05 Lübeck, DE - Treibsand
25/05 Stockholm, SE - Bar Brooklyn
27/05 Malmö, SE - Plan B
28/05 Dresden, DE - Chemiefabrik
29/05 Traunstein, DE - Cafe Festung
30/05 Bolzano, IT - Zoona
31/05 Ljubljana, SI - Menza Pri Koritu
01/06 Zagreb, HR - Vintage Industrial Bar
02/06 Vienna, AT - Arena
03/06 Budapest, HU - Szimpla
05/06 Gdansk, PL - Mystic Festival
06/06 Brno, CZ - Kabinet MUZ
07/06 Prague, CZ - Bike Jesus
RICKSHAW BILLIE'S BURGER PATROL - US LIVE 2025:
06/14 Austin, TX - Mohawk - BIG DUMB FEST 2025
06/18 NY, NY - Le Poisson Rouge*
06/19 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts*
06/20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club*
06/21 Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird*
06/23 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop*
06/24 Detroit, MI - Magic Bag*
06/25 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall*
06/27 Toronto, ON - The Concert Hall*
06/28 Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz*
06/29 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall*
07/26 Denver, CO - Unhinged Fest
08/17 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom +
08/18 Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar +
08/19 Denver, CO - Gothic Theater +
08/20 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall +
08/22 Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory +
08/23 Seattle, WA - Neumo’s +
08/24 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater +
08/25 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory +
08/27 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall +
08/28 Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriet’s +
08/29 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern +
08/30 Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether +
* w/ Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
+ w/ The Sword
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
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