"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 December headlining tour dates today, supporting their forthcoming fourth album Ca$h Grab. The album will be released worldwide on October 23rd. Fans can get tickets HERE for all shows. Please see all dates below.
Ca$h Grab is available for pre-order on LP/CD/MC HERE. Hear/share "Ca$h Grab" +3 singles on all DSPs HERE.
Premier Guitar Magazine recently featured the band on their beloved Rig Rundown video interview series. Watch/share the Rig Rundown video via YouTube HERE and Premier Guitar HERE.
Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol further the sarcastic tone of their previous album’s title Big Dumb Riffs to double down with Ca$h Grab. The irony here — and perhaps the point — is that Ca$h Grab is the band’s most introspective and lyrically vulnerable songwriting to date.
Of course, the band still bludgeons with thunderous 8-string guitar, growling bass chords and pummeling drums throughout. But these songs are as bassist Aaron Metzdorf explains,“more pop song forward, while still in the idiom of heavy music.”
The album finds the trio — vocalist/guitarist Leo Lydon, drummer Sean St. Germain and bassist/vocalist Metzdorf — expanding their mastery of heavy, hook-filled riffs and rhythms couched in earworm melody that would make Green Album era Weezer jealous. Following the Spartan Primus-meets-Pantera rhythmic ruction in 2 minutes or less of Big Dumb Riffs, the band lets melodies lead the battlefront this time around. In so doing, the lyrics are more personal and revealing, juxtaposed with twisting notes that nod to influences from Built To Spill and Sugar style indie pop to early 90s-era Rush.
“The heavier parts are even heavier, but more fleshed out. And the heaviness is not just in a guitar riff, but heavy lyrics, heavy melody,” Metzdorf says. “Some of the heaviest parts of the whole album are Leo's vocals. While the poppier stuff has a more prominent role on this one.”
Ca$h Grab kicks off where the last album left off: The slow burn quiet/loud dynamic of “Freakshow”, seemingly the end result of the quasi-psychotic conceit of the previous disc’s “In a Jar,” both of which are sung by Metzdorf, who sings lead on 5 of the album’s 14 tracks. Vocalist/guitarist Leo Lydon really showcases the versatility in his singing, belting out high notes like never before on songs like “Fate Is”, “Peaches” and the title track. And while his vocals soar, Lydon’s 8-string guitar rumbles with menacing low end while intertwined with Metzdorf’s thick, heavily distorted bass chords. The band’s secret weapon, St. Germain pulls it all together with his innovative beat substitutions and explosive, syncopated hooks delivered with an effortless groove and fun loving smile.
In the two years since Big Dumb Riffs, the band toured relentlessly, both as a headliner and supporting The Sword, Death From Above 1979, Pigs x9, King Buffalo and more. Their meticulously curated annual Big Dumb Fest in Austin and headlining dates continue to sell out and the band’s ever growing rabid fanbase proves that RBBP’s iconic reign has just begun.
Ca$h Grab will be available on LP, CD, cassette and download/streaming on October 23rd, 2026.
RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL - LIVE 2026:
10/23 Austin, TX - Mohawk Austin (Album Release Party)
11/28 Silverado, CA - Silverado Festival
12/04 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
12/05 Tyler, TX - Stanley’s Famous Pit BBQ
12/06 Memphis, TN - Hernando’s Hideaway
12/09 Indianapolis, IN - Black Circle
12/10 Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups
12/11 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
12/12 Asheville, NC - Eulogy
12/14 Orlando, FL - Will’s Pub
12/15 Tampa, FL - New World Brewery
12/16 St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
12/17 Pensacola, FL - The Handlebar
12/18 New Orleans, LA - Siberia
12/19 Houston, TX - Bad Astronaut
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