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Some old shows will soon be made available at archive.org.
Who is Laughing Water?
Laughing Water was a Grateful Dead cover band in the Boston area from
1996-2002. It was started shortly after the death of Jerry Garcia and
performed almost 200 shows. One long-running lineup went like this:
John Reddie - Drums
Mike Toner - Bass
Joe Pennacchio - Lead Guitar
Dan Sullivan - Rhythm Guitar
Glenn Fink - Piano/Organ
Bill Farrell - Soundman
This lineup played a total of 62 shows from March 1998 to October 1999,
and 1 in July 2000. (This is where the vast majority of shows posted
here will come from since this is all I have.)
The band took a break and returned in March 2001 with Vic DeRobertis
(now of Electric
Hummus ) on rhythm guitar. The lineup with Vic played 7 shows
together before Glenn moved away in August.
Matt Deveney (now of Colonel
Mustard) was the original keyboardist, playing about 90 shows.
Ben Tallman took over keys after Glenn, and Vic left in 2002 to be replaced
by Mike Young briefly in 2002 before the band went on hiatus.
Other subs during the course of the band:
Bobby Driscoll drummed 11 gigs in early 1998.
Terry Hughes also sat in for one notable show in April 16, 1998.
Joe Corey of Intrepid Groove played bass September 23,
2000.
Laughing Water is currently on hiatus, pending the speedy recovery
of Joe Pennacchio.
In June 1999, Laughing Water released a limited edition CD which compiled
some of their live performances. See
the original artwork (cover and back of insert).
Site created and maintained by Glenn
Fink.