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Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol
May 7 @ 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Set Times:
Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol – 9:30pm
American Sharks – 8:45pm
Pink Fuzz – 8:00pm
Doors – 7:00pm
*Set times are approximate and subject to change without notice.
Tickets for this event, if purchased with cash at Blueberry Hill, are discounted to face value – without extra ticket fees.
Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol is a Doom-Wop band formed in Austin, TX in 2017.
“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.)
“Being a dingus is crucial to the groove. All these riffs were designed to allow us to act bigger and dumber on stage.”
