US groove rockers Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol share new music video for »Clowntown«; EU & UK tour starts May 15th!

Austin, Texas based groove rockers Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol have released new music video for »Clowntown« from their latest album, »Big Dumb Riffs«, out on May 10th, 2024 through Permanent Teeth.

Tracklist:
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

Courtesy of US/THEM Group:

“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 share the official video for »Clowntown« via Metal Sucks. The track is the opening tune to their breakout album »Big Dumb Riffs«. Watch and share »Clowntown« HERE or via YouTube HERE.

RBBP play two SXSW shows this Saturday, March 15th. They then launch Western U.S. tour dates next week on March 19th, followed by their first ever EU and UK shows, kicking off on May 15th. Please see all dates below. Tickets for all shows are available now HERE.

Photo credit: Cam Kisel

»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 – US Live 2025:
03/21 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
03/22 Oakland, CA – Thee Stork Club
03/24 Portland, OR – Show Bar
03/25 Seattle, WA – Barboza
03/27 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
03/28 Fort Collins, CO – The Coast
03/29 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
03/30 Colorado Springs, CO – Vultures
04/10 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater (w/ The Sword)
04/11 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger (w/ The Sword)
07/26 Denver, CO – Unhinged Fest

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
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

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well