"It is refreshing to hear music of such originality and quality."

Tom Dean – Asst Music Director (9/98)

     Last week at Mama Kin, Yoke Shire worked hard to rock.  That hard work paid off.  This three man band plays two guitars, a drum kit, an electric bass (sometimes played with a bow), a keyboard, a harmonica, and a flute. Instruments seemed to just appear in bassist Craig Herlihy's hands.
     At their best Yoke Shire sounded like a heavier Jethro Tull.  In "Object of Will" Craig played the flute and vocalized at the same time. ...they produced some solid rock 'n' roll.  Almost as important is the band's stage presence.  Brad Dillon, the drummer, had a confidence that made him hard not to watch.  Craig's brother, Brian, is the guitarist and had moves reminiscent in feeling to the old Hendrix footage.
     ...So go check them out.

Vincent Cerasuolo, Jr.
Live Review (April 1997)

 

     "Boston's Progressive Rock Geniuses..."

Brian Owens - Publisher (April 1999)

 

     Whatever happened to good old-fashioned hard rock? These days it seems like a lot of bands rely on gimmicks and special effects to sell their music. However, there is a small contingent of local Boston bands who have remained faithful to their roots and stuck to the tried-and-true method of creating simple, catchy rock songs with memorable hooks and infectious grooves. Bands like Yoke Shire ... are reinventing the power chord...

(July 1998)

 

COSMO (September 1998)