Ken Maiuri | |
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Birth name | Kenneth Maiuri |
Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Springfield, Massachusetts |
Genres | Rock, new wave |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, writer |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, guitar, drums, vocals |
Years active | 1989–present |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]1994
[edit]- Sourpuss – Rocket Day (7-inch EP)
1996
[edit]- Ribboncandy - Dynamic Ribbon Device (cassette EP)
1998
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Chappaquiddick Skyline – S/T (Sub Pop)[24]
2000
[edit]- Joe Pernice – Big Tobacco (Glitterhouse)
- Spouse – Nozomi (Pigeon/Wormco)
- Pernice Brothers – E.P. (Ashmont Records)[25]
2001
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Spouse – Relocation Tactics (Pigeon)
2008
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Young@Heart Chorus – Now
- Friends: A Tribute of the Songs of Lesa Bezo (Rub Wrongways)[53]
2013
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]2016
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Mark Mulcahy – The Possum In the Driveway (Mezzotint)[67]
- Gentle Hen – Sneaking Up On the Moon (Rub Wrongways)[68]
2018
[edit]- The Mammals – Sunshiner (Humble Abode)[69]
- J Mascis – Elastic Days (Sub Pop)[70]
- Gentle Hen – Be Nice To Everyone (Rub Wrongways)[71]
2019
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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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