Austin, TX-based power trio Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol sound just about as big and dumb as their moniker would imply. They’re also as ridiculously awesome as their big, dumb moniker would imply. Since 2017 or thereabouts, vocalist and eight-string slinger Leo Lydon, bassist Aaron Metzdorf and drummer Sean St.Germain have been churning out lumbering cascades of clobbering, trucker hat riffage that toe a slobbery line between Dinosaur Jr., Primus, Pantera and ZZ Top (though yours truly hears a bunch of Netherlands, Dangers and Helmet in there as well) all working to leave untold pounds of undigested red meat in your lower intestine and unadulterated metallic ear worms beating the living tar out of your malleus, incus and stapes.
But hey, why not see for yourself by checking out the latest single from their forthcoming (read: release date is tomorrow) sixth tellingly-titled album, Big Dumb Riffs. The song on the listening block is affectionately called “1-800-EAT-SHIT” and in Metzdorf’s words: “The whole writing process was, ‘what if we just played two notes the whole song?’ ‘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.”
Check it out below and below that check out where and when you can see these dinguses acting bigger and dumber on stage.
RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL LIVE 2024:
03/22 Austin, TX – St Elmo Brewing – album release show – SOLD OUT
03/23 Dallas, TX – Double Wide
03/27 Phoenix, AZ – Linger Longer Lounge
03/28 Los Angeles, CA – Resident
03/29 San Francisco, CA – Kilowatt
03/30 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
04/02 Seattle, WA – The Funhouse
04/03 Portland, OR – Mano Oculta
04/05 Salt Lake City, UT – Quarters DLC
04/06 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
04/19 Nashville, TN – The Basement
04/20 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
04/22 Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
04/23 Silver Spring, MD – Quarry House Tavern
04/24 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
04/25 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs
04/26 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
04/27 Philadelphia, PA – King Fu Necktie
04/28 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
04/30 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
05/01 Detroit, MI – Lager House
05/02 Chicago, IL – The Hideout
05/03 St. Louis, MO – The Sinkhole
05/04 Kansas City, MO – miniBar
05/10 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
05/17 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
06/14 Denton, TX – Andy’s Bar
06/15 Oklahoma City, OK – Blue Note
