"... Rancid Yak Butter Tea Party was next and wows the assembled crowd with their fractured rock dementia. A bevy of lovely young gals swooned over frontman Tyler as he spasmodically flailed about the stage in an orange sundress and gleefully delivered the band's unique brand of Contortions/Mr. Bungle-infused rock hysteria. Me likes any band that uses horns and a theremin ..."

-Paul Bearer
Columbus Alive, Vol. 19, No. 27
July 4-10, 2002


"... As crummy as this year's Comfest proved to be, at least a few bold choices were made. Out of five potential stages and three full days, two acts presented something bold and worth the sunburn. Two out of well over a hundred.

The Rancid Yak Butter Tea Party took to the Main Stage early Friday afternoon. The band's borderline-dadaist Frank-Zappa-meets-speed-metal-meets-(insert X variable here) style was a radical departure from the more hippie-friendly fare at the 'Fest. Expanded with a new guitarist and horn section, the Yak ran through its set as if on fire. Blue-haired, orange jumper-clad frontman Tyler Derryberry in particular stood out, his expressive screaming and howling driving the hacky sackers further and further away from the stage ..."

-The Other Paper
July 4-10, 2002