RVA’s Dumb Waiter return with new album and wacky new music video for ‘Yoga Bacon’

by | May 31, 2016 | MUSIC

The jazz/math rock group Dumb Waiter continue to bring the funk and deliver groovy tunes, and yesterday, the band released an amazingly

The jazz/math rock group Dumb Waiter continue to bring the funk and deliver groovy tunes, and yesterday, the band released an amazingly wacky and weird music video for a song off their latest album, Cancel Christmas.

The four-piece released the video yesterday for “Yoga Bacon” a fun and catchy” track and the video, like every other Dumb Waiter music video, never fails to entertain and you leave you wondering just what goes on inside their minds.

Animated clips care intertwined with masked men running around dancing and getting into silly shenanigans make the bulk of the video and it might be a little head-scratching for some, but it’s different and original and we dig it.

Now if you are familiar with Dumb Waiter’s work, you know their videos are always out there and strange, but never dull or boring and always keep the viewer wanting more.

Last month, the group released a video for “Wet Brain Boy”, another track off the new album, which takes one on a journey with the Easter bunny as he attempts to spread holiday cheer.

“Yoga Bacon” was edited by guitarist/vocalist Nick Crider who said the video is a montage of short films he made a few years back.

“Each one of them experimented with process, improv, and editing techniques,” Crider said. “In the past, these clips were shown simultaneously in a chaotic fashion alongside other aspects of my performance art, working out, drumming, kinetic sculpture…”

Crider explained “Yoga Bacon” was designed with that concept in mind.

“Dumb Waiter’s new track was within the same spirit of having sewn together and sporadic “parts” that came together for a whimsically terrifying outcome,” he said.

You can give this track and the other seven songs from the band’s newest album, Cancel Christmas, which dropped May 27, below.

Keep an eye out for a review of their album soon!

Amy David

Amy David

Amy David was the Web Editor for RVAMag.com from May 2015 until September 2018. She covered craft beer, food, music, art and more. She's been a journalist since 2010 and attended Radford University. She enjoys dogs, beer, tacos, and Bob's Burgers references.




more in music

Fourth of July 2026 in Richmond: Fireworks, Festivals, and More

The best Fourth of July celebration in Richmond probably isn't the one with the biggest fireworks. It's the one where someone forgot the hot dog buns, the cooler is running low on ice, kids are chasing each other through sprinklers, and somebody insists they know a...

IllumiNATION Tells America’s Story on a Monumental Scale

Editor’s Note: RVA Magazine is partnering with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on coverage related to America’s 250th anniversary, including Richmond SailFest and IllumiNation. It's hard to impress people with just a building. Yet standing in front of the...

Blöthar: “GWAR Didn’t Change. The World Freakin Changed.”

Richmond metal band GWAR says the Secret Service contacted the group following a recent performance at the Vans Warped Tour in Washington, D.C., that featured the mock execution of a Donald Trump effigy. Video of the performance, which showed band members...

Kelli Strawbridge Re-Releases Kings And Returns To The Camel

Ten years ago, Richmond drummer, bandleader, and all-around musical utility player Kelli Strawbridge released Kings, a collaborative soul and funk record built alongside producer and keyboardist DJ Harrison of Butcher Brown. The album arrived at a moment when...

The Last Ride of The Golden Pony

Every good music scene has a few rooms that become bigger than themselves. They rarely make headlines while they're open, but their importance becomes obvious when they disappear. For Harrisonburg, The Golden Pony was one of those places. After eleven years of hosting...

Stay Hungry pt. 1 | Band on the Road

Editor's Note: Writer's Block is a space for Virginia writers to share personal essays, fiction, memoir, and works that fall somewhere in between. In Stay Hungry, Richmond local Eric Kalata looks back on a cross-country tour and the restless optimism of...