Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol

Austin Heavy Rockers Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Announces Spring/Summer 2023 Tour


Austin-based heavy rock trio Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol released a fascinatingly loud, abrasive, and yet entrancing record last year. At the time, I noted that Doom Wop achieved “a weird sweet spot of harshness and catchiness that goes down like a greasy, gut-busting bad decision,” and that remains my opinion now. My additional observations after writing that and further listens boil down to a single point: damn, I should see this band live.

For our United States readers, your chance to do so may have arrived-the band has just announced their live dates for the summer of 2023, which span a good amount of the continental states and hits staple venues like Chicago’s The Empty Bottle, NYC’s Saint Vitus, and Kung Fu Necktie in Philly. All places that–in my expert opinion–would be some great goddamn spots to see this band level the audience.

–Ted Nubel

Tour dates and streaming links follow below:

RBBP LIVE 2023:

04/21 Houston, TX – Black Magic Social Club
04/22 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
04/29 Denton, TX – Thin Line Fest
05/06 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
05/07 Nashville, TN – The 5 Spot
05/09 Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
05/10 Washington, DC – Quarry House Tavern
05/11 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs
05/12 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
0/513 Philadelphia, PA: Kung Fu Necktie
05/14 Pittsburgh, PA – The Funhouse at Mr. Small’s
05/15 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
05/17 Oklahoma City, OK – The Blue Note
06/09 Los Angeles, CA – Permanent Records Roadhouse
06/10 San Francisco, CA – The Kilowatt
06/13 Seattle, WA – Substation
06/14 Portland, OR – High Water Mark
06/16 Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon
06/17 Denver, CO: Hi-Dive

Doom Wop is available on CD and download, released on September 23rd, 2022. Vinyl LP coming in May 2023.