Ken Maiuri

Kenneth Maiuri (born 1971) 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] He has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live![7] (with The B-52's), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[8] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show[9] (as a member of the Young@Heart Chorus band), Fresh Air (with Mark Mulcahy),[10] and Mountain Stage (with Mark Mulcahy[11] and The Mammals).[12]

Ken Maiuri
Birth nameKenneth Maiuri
Born1971 (age 51–52)
Springfield, Massachusetts
GenresRock, new wave
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, writer
Instrument(s)Keyboards, guitar, drums, vocals
Years active1989–present

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)
  • 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)[13] (keyboards)
  • The Soft Drugs (bass)
  • Pedro the Lion (2004 - 2005: bass, backing vocals)
  • The Fawns (keyboards)[14]
  • Young@Heart Chorus[15] (bass, accordion, piano)
  • Marykate O'Neil (keyboards, backing vocals)
  • Mark Mulcahy[16] (keyboards, drums, guitar, bass)
  • Gentle Hen (2014 - present: keyboards, guitar)[17]
  • The B-52's (2016 - present: keyboards, guitar)

Ken Maiuri wrote the weekly music column "Clubland" for the Daily Hampshire Gazette[18] 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.[19]

Discography

1994
  • Sourpuss - Rocket Day (7-inch EP)

1996
  • Ribboncandy - Dynamic Ribbon Device (cassette EP)

1998
  • Ribboncandy - Girlfriend Is Mad (cassette EP)[20]
  • King Radio - Mr. K is Dead, Go Home (Tar Hut)[21]
  • The Maggies - Homesick (ChickenMan Records)[22]

1999
  • Chappaquiddick Skyline - S/T (Sub Pop)[23]

2000
  • Joe Pernice - Big Tobacco (Glitterhouse)
  • Spouse - Nozomi (Pigeon/Wormco)
  • Pernice Brothers - E.P. (Ashmont Records)[24]

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)[25]
  • Hit the Hay Vol. 5 (Sound Asleep Records)[26]

2002
  • King Radio - The Mission Orange EP (Not Lame)
  • The Mammals - Evolver (Humble Abode)
  • New Radiant Storm King - Winter's Kill (Rainbow Quartz)[27]
  • The Aloha Steamtrain - The Aloha Steamtrain (Rub Wrongways)[28]

2003
  • Pierce Woodward - Leave No Millionaire Behind
  • The Pelicans - London Crawling (Rub Wrongways)[29]
  • School for the Dead - The Chain CD (Rub Wrongways)[30]
  • Sitting Next To Brian - A Cartoon, A Joke (Rub Wrongways)[31]
  • The New Harmful - Hum In My Home (Youth Electronix)[32]

2004
  • King Radio - Are You the Sick Passenger? (Spirithouse)
  • Pedro the Lion - Tour EP (Self-released)
  • Miranda Brown - Baystate (Pigeon)[33]
  • 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[34]

2005
  • Mark Mulcahy - In Pursuit of Your Happiness (Mezzotint)
  • Pierce Woodward - Blow Them Away[35]
  • Mark Mulcahy - Franks and a Flag (Mezzotint)[36]
  • Mark Mulcahy - Love’s the Only Thing That Shuts Me Up EP (Mezzotint)[37]
  • Headphones - Headphones (Suicide Squeeze)[38]

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)[39]

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)[40]
  • José Ayerve - Nuclear Waste Management Club (Pigeon Records)[41]
  • Young@Heart Chorus - Mostly Live (Rhino 2CD Version) (Rhino Records)[42]
  • Katie Sawicki - Time Spent Lost[43]

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)[44]

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)

2011
  • Dennis Crommett - In the Buffalo Surround (Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
  • Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - Bright Examples (Ninth Street Opus)[45]

2012

2013

2014

2016
  • The Fawns - Goodnight, Spacegirl (Rub Wrongways)
  • If It Feels Good, Do It: A Sloan Tribute (Futureman Records)[51]
  • Gentle Hen - The Bells On the Boats On the Bay (Rub Wrongways)[52]

2017
  • Mark Mulcahy - The Possum In the Driveway (Mezzotint)[53]
  • Gentle Hen - Sneaking Up On the Moon (Rub Wrongways)[54]

2018
  • The Mammals - Sunshiner (Humble Abode)[55]
  • J Mascis - Elastic Days (Sub Pop)[56]
  • Gentle Hen - Be Nice To Everyone (Rub Wrongways)[57]

2019
  • Mark Mulcahy - The Gus (Mezzotint)[58]
  • K & A Surplus - C’mon C’mon[59]

2020
  • The Mammals - Nonet (Humble Abode)[60]
  • Brandi Ediss - Bees and Bees and Bees (Futureman Records)[61]
  • The Fawns - TLA EP (Rub Wrongways)[62]
  • Jason Bourgeois - Let Me Into Your Life (Rub Wrongways)[63]

2021
  • Spouse - Emergency! (Pigeon Records)[64]
  • Havin’ a Good Time: A Tribute To Lord Russ (Rub Wrongways)[65]
  • Jake Manzi - Whatever My Heart Allows[66]

2022
  • Singing Next to Brian: A Tribute to Brian Marchese (Rub Wrongways)[67]

2023
  • Ken Maiuri - Four Color Press[68]
  • Sourpuss - Mob Again Together: Sourpuss 1994-1995[69]

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