Ken Maiuri

Musical artist

Kenneth Maiuri (born 1971)^{[citation needed]} is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Florence, Massachusetts. Since early 2016, he has been the keyboardist for The B-52's.^[1] He has played in numerous other bands, such as Pedro the Lion and The Mammals.^[2] He has been part of the live band for performances of "Picture-Stories" created by Ben Katchor and Mark Mulcahy, including The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, or, The Friends of Dr. Rushower;^[3] A Checkroom Romance;^[4] and Up from the Stacks.^[5] Maiuri co-composed the music to Jason Mazzotta's 2015 short film The Century of Love, Part I.^[6] In 2023 he backed up Eggstone’s Per Sunding for his first-ever US tour.^[7] He has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!^[8] (with The B-52's), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno^[9] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show^[10] (as a member of the Young@Heart Chorus band), Fresh Air (with Mark Mulcahy),^[11] and Mountain Stage (with Mark Mulcahy^[12] and The Mammals).^[13]

Career

• MediaDarlings (1989–1994) (guitar/vocals, with Cullen Faugno on bass/vocals)
• Sourpuss (1994–1995) (guitar, with Alyssa Marchese on bass, Brian Marchese on drums and Todd McMurray on vocals)
• Ribboncandy (1996–present) (guitar/vocals, with Joel Boultinghouse from Tizzy on bass and Rich Germain from Stringbean on drums)^{[citation needed]}
• Encyclopedia Brown (drums)
• King Radio (keyboards)
• Mission Orange (keyboards)
• Michael Merenda Jr. & The Voltage Box (drums, glockenspiel, backing vocals)
• Dew Claw (guitar)
• The New Harmful (guitar)
• The Greenbergs (bass)
• TW Walsh (drums, guitar, bass)
• New Radiant Storm King (bass, guitar, keyboards)
• The Aloha Steamtrain (keyboards)
• The Tealights (bass)
• The National Convention (keyboards)
• The Maggies (guitar, keyboards)
• The Mammals (2002-late 2003: bass, guitar, drums, keyboards)
• School for the Dead (2001–2014)^[14] (keyboards)
• The Soft Drugs (bass)
• Pedro the Lion (2004 – 2005: bass, backing vocals)
• The Fawns (keyboards)^[15]
• Young@Heart Chorus^[16] (bass, accordion, piano)
• Marykate O'Neil (keyboards, backing vocals)
• Mark Mulcahy^[17] (keyboards, drums, guitar, bass)
• Gentle Hen (2014 – present: keyboards, guitar)^[18]
• The B-52's (2016 – present: keyboards, guitar)

Ken Maiuri wrote the weekly music column "Clubland" for the Daily Hampshire Gazette^[19] from April 1995 – February 2020.

He hosts the long-running radio programs "Wiggly World" (a freeform mix, Monday nights 8 – 11 p.m. ET) and the "Saturday Jazz Show" (Saturdays 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. ET) online, on the Mixlr broadcast platform.^[20]

Discography

1994

• Sourpuss – Rocket Day (7-inch EP)

1996

• Ribboncandy - Dynamic Ribbon Device (cassette EP)

1998

• Ribboncandy - Girlfriend Is Mad (cassette EP)^[21]
• King Radio – Mr. K is Dead, Go Home (Tar Hut)^[22]
• The Maggies – Homesick (ChickenMan Records)^[23]

1999

• Chappaquiddick Skyline – S/T (Sub Pop)^[24]

2000

• Joe Pernice – Big Tobacco (Glitterhouse)
• Spouse – Nozomi (Pigeon/Wormco)
• Pernice Brothers – E.P. (Ashmont Records)^[25]

2001

• Michael J. Merenda Jr. – Trapped In the Valley (Humble Abode)
• The Maggies – Robot Stories (Garageband Records)
• TW Walsh – Blue Laws (Truckstop)
• The Maggies – Breakfast at Brelreck’s (ChickenMan Records)^[26]
• Hit the Hay Vol. 5 (Sound Asleep Records)^[27]

2002

• King Radio – The Mission Orange EP (Not Lame)
• The Mammals – Evolver (Humble Abode)
• New Radiant Storm King – Winter's Kill (Rainbow Quartz)^[28]
• The Aloha Steamtrain – The Aloha Steamtrain (Rub Wrongways)^[29]

2003

• Pierce Woodward – Leave No Millionaire Behind
• The Pelicans – London Crawling (Rub Wrongways)^[30]
• School for the Dead – The Chain CD (Rub Wrongways)^[31]
• Sitting Next To Brian – A Cartoon, A Joke (Rub Wrongways)^[32]
• The New Harmful – Hum In My Home (Youth Electronix)^[33]

2004

• King Radio – Are You the Sick Passenger? (Spirithouse)
• Pedro the Lion – Tour EP (Self-released)
• Miranda Brown – Baystate (Pigeon)^[34]
• School for the Dead – The New You (Rub Wrongways)
• The Mammals – Rock That Babe (Signature Sounds)
• Spouse – Are You Gonna Kiss Or Wave Goodbye? (Pigeon)
• The Q People: A Tribute To NRBQ (Spirithouse)
• Michael J Merenda Jr – Election Day
• At This Stage: 30 Years At The Wheatland Music Festival^[35]

2005

• Mark Mulcahy – In Pursuit of Your Happiness (Mezzotint)
• Pierce Woodward – Blow Them Away^[36]
• Mark Mulcahy – Franks and a Flag (Mezzotint)^[37]
• Mark Mulcahy – Love’s the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up EP (Mezzotint)^[38]
• Headphones – Headphones (Suicide Squeeze)^[39]

2006

• The Soft Drugs – In Moderation EP
• The Mammals - Departure (Signature Sounds)
• The Ray Mason Band – Don't Mess With Our Routine (Hi-N-Dry)
• The Fawns – A Nice Place To Be (Rub Wrongways)
• Michael J Merenda Jr. – Quiver (Humble Abode)
• A Case for Case (A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case) (Hungry for Music)^[40]

2007

• Spouse – Relocation Tactics (Pigeon)

2008

• Marykate O'Neil – mkULTRA EP (2008)
• The National Convention – The Many Moods of The National Convention (Sweatervest)
• Mike + Ruthy – The Honeymoon Agenda (Humble Abode)
• School for the Dead – A Telephone Built for Two (Rub Wrongways)
• Sitting Next To Brian – Polite (Rub Wrongways)^[41]
• José Ayerve – Nuclear Waste Management Club (Pigeon Records)^[42]
• Young@Heart Chorus – Mostly Live (Rhino 2CD Version) (Rhino Records)^[43]
• Katie Sawicki – Time Spent Lost^[44]
• The Amity Front - Border Towns (self-released)^[45]

2009

• The National Convention – The Sexy Sound of The National Convention (Sweatervest)
• Marykate O'Neil – Underground (Circle C)
• Ciao My Shining Star – The Songs of Mark Mulcahy (Shout! Factory)^[46]

2010

• Spouse – Confidence (Nine Mile Records)
• Mike + Ruthy – Million To One (Humble Abode)
• Chris Pureka – How I Learned To See In the Dark (Sad Rabbit Music)
• Mark Mulcahy – Low Birthweight Child (7-inch single, Tongue Master Records)
• TW Walsh – Badge (single)^[47]
• Senator and the New Republic – Senator and the New Republic^[48]
• Thane Songs (Rub Wrongways)^[49]

2011

• Dennis Crommett – In the Buffalo Surround (Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
• Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion – Bright Examples (Ninth Street Opus)^[50]
• Henning Ohlenbusch – Coming Home Alone On Christmas Eve (single) (Rub Wrongways)^[51]
• Doctor Mirabilis – A Matter of Mind (Laredo Records)^[52]

2012

• Young@Heart Chorus – Now
• Friends: A Tribute of the Songs of Lesa Bezo (Rub Wrongways)^[53]

2013

• Mark Mulcahy - Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You (Mezzotint)^[54]
• Scud Mountain Boys – Do You Love the Sun (Ashmont)
• Heather Maloney – Heather Maloney (Signature Sounds)
• TW Walsh – The Soft Drugs (Tower of Song)^[55]
• Spouse – There Goes the Road (live 2003 – 2010)^[56]

2014

• J Mascis - Tied to a Star (Sub Pop)^[57]
• AG Berg – Alive (single)^[58]
• Mystics Anonymous – Dreaming For Hours (Centerlight)^[59]
• Sitting Next To Brian – The Cobbler (Rub Wrongways)^[60]

2015

• Adam Dunetz – The Backup Plan^[61]
• Jason Bourgeois – Jason Jr. (Rub Wrongways)^[62]

2016

• The Fawns – Goodnight, Spacegirl (Rub Wrongways)
• If It Feels Good, Do It: A Sloan Tribute (Futureman Records)^[63]
• Gentle Hen – The Bells On the Boats On the Bay (Rub Wrongways)^[64]
• Mystics Anonymous – She Wanted the Future EP (Centerlight Records)^[65]
• The Aloha Steamtrain – Golden Hits (Rub Wrongways)^[66]

2017

• Mark Mulcahy – The Possum In the Driveway (Mezzotint)^[67]
• Gentle Hen – Sneaking Up On the Moon (Rub Wrongways)^[68]

2018

• The Mammals – Sunshiner (Humble Abode)^[69]
• J Mascis – Elastic Days (Sub Pop)^[70]
• Gentle Hen – Be Nice To Everyone (Rub Wrongways)^[71]

2019

• Mark Mulcahy – The Gus (Mezzotint)^[72]
• K & A Surplus – C’mon C’mon^[73]
• J Mascis – Don’t Do Me Like That (single) (Sub Pop)^[74]
• Brandi Ediss – This Christmas Day (single)^[75]
• Hit the Hay Vol. 11 (Sound Asleep Records)^[76]
• Mark Mulcahy – Taking Baby Steps (single) (Formosa Punk Records)^[77]

2020

• The Mammals – Nonet (Humble Abode)^[78]
• Brandi Ediss – Bees and Bees and Bees (Futureman Records)^[79]
• The Fawns – TLA EP (Rub Wrongways)^[80]
• Jason Bourgeois – Let Me Into Your Life (single) (Rub Wrongways)^[81]
• Gentle Hen – Turn It Down (single) (Rub Wrongways)^[82]
• Beige – Medium Length Ostrich Ride^[83]
• Miranda Brown – Sweet Love (single)^[84]
• Garden of Earthly Delights – An XTC Celebration (Futureman Records)^[85]
• Young@Heart Chorus – Miss You^[86]

2021

• Spouse – Emergency! (Pigeon Records)^[87]
• Havin’ a Good Time: A Tribute To Lord Russ (Rub Wrongways)^[88]
• Jake Manzi – Whatever My Heart Allows^[89]
• Mystics Anonymous – Soft Shoulder (single)^[90]
• Spouse – The Weather Nut Theme (single)^[91]

2022

• Singing Next to Brian: A Tribute to Brian Marchese (Rub Wrongways)^[92]
• Spouse – Love Won’t Always Love You Back (single)^[93]
• Ribboncandy – Clearinghouse Sweepstakes^[94]

2023

• Ken Maiuri – Four Color Press^[95]
• Sourpuss – Mob Again Together: Sourpuss 1994–1995^[96]
• Ken Maiuri – The Pop-Up Book EP
• Ray Mason – Is There Wiggle Room? (Captivating Music)^[97]
• Jeremy Dubs and Ken Maiuri - You And Me (Sing the Songs of the World) (single) (self-released)^[98]
• Spouse - You Are No Clone (Pigeon Records)^[99]
• Kate Pierson - Every Day Is Halloween (single) (Lazy Meadow Music)
• Gentle Hen - The Whole Point of the Trip (Rub Wrongways Records)^[100]
• Mystics Anonymous - Dining and Lodging (Centerlight)^[101]

2024

• J Mascis - What Do We Do Now (Sub Pop)^[102]
• Mark Mulcahy - The Tinsler EP (Mezzotint)^[103]
• Pierce Woodward - Against the Strong Water (self-released)^[104]
• Mark Mulcahy - You Can See the Future EP (Mezzotint)^[105]

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External links

• School for the Dead Rockumentary
• AllMusic page for Ken Maiuri