Austin trio Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol today announce even more US tour dates to close out 2024, adding December shows with King Buffalo. The band continues domestic dates this Fall supporting their new album BIG DUMB RIFFS ahead of their performances at Austin City Limits‘ prestigious ACL Fest and Levitation 2024 with The Sword and Pentagram. See all dates below.
Ticket pre-sales start tomorrow, August 7th at 10am local time (password: MAMMOTH) All tickets on sale Friday, August 9th HERE.
The band has also recently joined the roster of Doomstar Bookings for EU & UK touring beginning in Spring 2025.
BIG DUMB RIFFS is available on digital, LP and cassette, released May 10th, 2024. Order/stream the album on all formats HERE.
The band-curated second annual Rickshaw Billie’s BIG DUMB FEST in Austin, TX on June 1st SOLD OUT at Mohawk Austin. This follows a string of sold out dates throughout Texas, Denver, Los Angeles, Brooklyn and more.
“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:
09/14 Martindale, TX – Duett’s
09/21 Denton, TX – Dan’s Silver Leaf – Burnouts Custom Motorcycle Show
09/25 Lafayette, LA – Freetown Boom Boom Room
09/26 New Orleans, LA – Siberia
09/27 Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Canteen
09/28 Asheville, NC – Static Age
09/29 Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade
10/01 Columbus, OH – The Summit
10/02 Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub
10/03 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
10/04 Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel
10/05 Whitewater, WI – Strange LaGrange
10/06 Louisville, KY – Portal
10/07 Chattanooga, TN – JJ’s Bohemia
10/09 Little Rock, AR – Whitewater Tavern
10/13 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits’ ACL Fest
11/03 Austin, TX – Stubb’s – w/ The Sword, Pentagram
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
Keep your mind open.
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