Ken Maiuri
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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
2013
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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^ "Ken Maiuri's Clubland: Seeing Bamboo Steamers and the Ray Mason Band, despite injury" . Daily Hampshire Gazette . February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2023 .
^ "Wiggly World" . wiggly-world.mixlr.com . Retrieved February 27, 2023 .
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^ "Baystate, by Miranda Brown" . Miranda Brown . Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
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^ Mark Mulcahy – Love's The Only Thing That Shuts Me Up , retrieved March 2, 2023
^ Headphones – Headphones , retrieved April 7, 2023
^ Various – A Case For Case (A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case) , retrieved April 7, 2023
^ "Polite, by Sitting Next to Brian" . Sitting Next to Brian . Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ José Ayerve – The Nuclear Waste Management Club , retrieved March 8, 2023
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^ Katie Sawicki – Time Spent Lost , retrieved April 7, 2023
^ Correspondent, Tom Huntington Arts (April 4, 2008). "On the move" . Times Argus . Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
^ Various – Ciao My Shining Star – The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy , retrieved April 7, 2023
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^ Senator And The New Republic – Senator and the New Republic , 2010, retrieved May 26, 2023
^ "Thane Songs, by Various" . The Songs of Thane Thomsen . Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
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^ TW Walsh – The Soft Drugs , retrieved March 8, 2023
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^ "Alive, by AG Berg" . AG Berg . Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
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^ "The Cobbler, by Sitting Next to Brian" . Sitting Next to Brian . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ Adam Dunetz – The Backup Plan , 2015, retrieved May 26, 2023
^ "Jason Jr., by Jason Bourgeois" . Jason Bourgeois . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ "A Side Wins, by King Radio" . Futureman Records . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
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^ "The Possum in the Driveway, by Mark Mulcahy" . Mark Mulcahy . Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
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^ Mark Mulcahy – The Gus , retrieved March 8, 2023
^ "c'mon c'mon!, by K&A Surplus" . AG Berg . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ Don't Do Me Like That (Tom Petty cover) – J Mascis , retrieved May 26, 2023
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^ Various – Hit The Hay Vol. 11 , November 1, 2019, retrieved May 26, 2023
^ "Nonet, by The Mammals" . The Mammals . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ "Bees and Bees and Bees, by Brandi Ediss" . Brandi Ediss . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ "TLA, by The Fawns" . The Fawns . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ "Let Me Into Your Life, by Jason Bourgeois" . Jason Bourgeois . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ "Turn It Down, by Gentle Hen" . Gentle Hen . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ "MEDIUM LENGTH OSTRICH RIDE, by BEIGE with Steve Westfield" . Steve Westfield . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ "Sweet Love, by Miranda Brown" . Miranda Brown . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
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^ Young@Heart Chorus – Miss You , 2020, retrieved May 26, 2023
^ "Emergency!, by SPOUSE" . SPOUSE . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ "Havin' A Good Time: A Tribute To Lord Russ, by Various Artists" . Lord Russ . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ Jake Manzi – Whatever My Heart Allows , retrieved March 8, 2023
^ "Soft Shoulder, by Mystics Anonymous" . Mystics Anonymous . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
^ "The Weather Nut Theme (ft. Dave Hayes), by SPOUSE" . SPOUSE . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
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^ "Love Won't Always Love You Back, by SPOUSE" . SPOUSE . Retrieved May 26, 2023 .
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^ "Mob Again Together: Sourpuss 1994–1995, by Sourpuss" . Ken Maiuri . Retrieved March 8, 2023 .
^ "Is There Wiggle Room?, by Ray Mason" . Ray Mason . Retrieved June 15, 2023 .
^ "You and Me (Sing The Songs Of The World), by Jeremy Dubs and Ken Maiuri" . Jeremy Dubs Presents . Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
^ "You Are No Clone, by SPOUSE" . SPOUSE . Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
^ "The Whole Point of the Trip, by Gentle Hen" . Gentle Hen . Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
^ "Dining & Lodging" . SoundCloud . Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "J Mascis Announces New Album What Do We Do Now, Shares Video for New Song" . Pitchfork . November 14, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023 .
^ "The Tinsler, by Mark Mulcahy" . Mark Mulcahy . Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "This Winter, by Pierce Woodward" . Pierce Woodward . Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
^ "You Can See the Future, by Mark Mulcahy" . Mark Mulcahy . Retrieved March 16, 2024 .
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