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Reviews.. Most reviews of Falling August's recordings and live shows were either lost, lukewarm or, frankly, outright negative. That being said, a few press clippings have survived nearly two decades intact:

From Metronome Magazine, circa 1992.
"Here we have Falling August, a consummate blend of musical poets. Artisans, skilled in their craft. Songwriters with a gift for musical prose and equally gifted playing. By no means your dime a dozen garage band. This is a real band of players who make beautiful music for the thinking woman and man. Bands as skilled as Falling August make my job a real pleasure. The more you listen, the more you too will be convinced that Crosby, Stills and Nash should move aside to let the next generation of storytellers by."

From The Mass Media, Dec. 1989. "...Falling August, which performs both as a three man outfit and as a five man rock band, turned in an outstanding set. Songs such as 'Watching You Play,' 'Uniontown,' and 'Nothing Like Today' had the audience visibly moved...
   "...The songs of this eclectic group draw anywhere from the Waterboys to jazz to Irish folk. I found the three guitar interplay and tight ensemble vocals especially refreshing.
   "Falling August is definitely a band to keep your eye on. In a Boston music scene that often follows the old adage, 'when the legend becomes fact, print the legend' in its promotion of some groups, Falling August is the genuine item. Their songs are fresh and their performance unpretentious. Have a cappuccino with them in December."

From The Boston Phoenix, circa 1992.
"...I don't know what a bunch of guys from Brandeis are doing writing and playing Irish drinking songs like 'Ransom Jenny,' but it works. They draw inspiration from The Waterboys, and the vocal harmonies provided on almost every song by guitarists Daniel Sokatch and Scott Cohen never get old.
   "Augmented by new bass player Bobby Henline and drummer Charlie Pallone, the band plays tight, rollicking folk-rock. Falling August has worked hard to refine their sound, and they're ready to take on the Boston music scene..."

From The Cambridge Chronicle, circa 1993.
"Jacob Dylan played with his band, the Wallflowers, at Nightstage, rasping out his own rocker version of Dylan-esque sounds.
    "With a rich voice, Jacob put on a good show, but the highlight of the night may well have been an opening act by local boys in Falling August. Members of this ultimately danceable group, which vocalist Daniel Sokatch described as "alternative rock meets folk with a Celtic edge; very poppy," were happy to open for this literal child of the '60s..."