Ken Maiuri Explained

Ken Maiuri
Birth Name:	Kenneth Maiuri
Birth Place:	Springfield, Massachusetts
Genre:	Rock, new wave
Occupation:	Musician, composer, writer
Instrument:	Keyboards, guitar, drums, vocals
Years Active:	1989–present
Associated Acts:	The B-52's, Mark Mulcahy, Young@Heart Chorus, King Radio, TW Walsh, New Radiant Storm King, The Mammals, Gentle Hen, Henning Ohlenbusch's School for the Dead, The Fawns, The Soft Drugs, Pedro the Lion, The Fawns, Young@Heart, Marykate O'Neil, Sourpuss, Encyclopedia Brown, Ribboncandy, Michael Merenda Jr. & The Voltage Box, Mission Orange, K&A Surplus, The Greenbergs, The Tealights, The Maggies, Spouse, The Aloha Steamtrain, The National Convention, Nuclear Waste Management Club, Teens Across the North, Heather Maloney, The Super 8 Players, The TV Show

Kenneth Maiuri 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. In 2023 he backed up Eggstone’s Per Sunding for his first-ever US tour.^[6] He has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (with The B-52's), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno^[7] and The Ellen DeGeneres Show (as a member of the Young@Heart Chorus band), Fresh Air (with Mark Mulcahy),^[8] and Mountain Stage (with Mark Mulcahy^[9] and The Mammals).

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)^[10] (keyboards)
• The Soft Drugs (bass)
• Pedro the Lion (2004 – 2005: bass, backing vocals)
• The Fawns (keyboards)^[11]
• Young@Heart Chorus^[12] (bass, accordion, piano)
• Marykate O'Neil (keyboards, backing vocals)
• Mark Mulcahy^[13] (keyboards, drums, guitar, bass)
• Gentle Hen (2014 – present: keyboards, guitar)^[14]
• The B-52's (2016 – present: keyboards, guitar)

Ken Maiuri wrote the weekly music column "Clubland" for the Daily Hampshire Gazette^[15] 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.^[16]

Discography

1994

• Sourpuss – Rocket Day (7-inch EP)

1996

• Ribboncandy - Dynamic Ribbon Device (cassette EP)

1998

• Ribboncandy - Girlfriend Is Mad (cassette EP)
• King Radio – Mr. K is Dead, Go Home (Tar Hut)^[17]
• The Maggies – Homesick (ChickenMan Records)

1999

• Chappaquiddick Skyline – S/T (Sub Pop)^[18]

2000

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

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)
• Hit the Hay Vol. 5 (Sound Asleep Records)

2002

• King Radio – The Mission Orange EP (Not Lame)
• The Mammals – Evolver (Humble Abode)
• New Radiant Storm King – Winter's Kill (Rainbow Quartz)^[19]
• The Aloha Steamtrain – The Aloha Steamtrain (Rub Wrongways)^[20]

2003

• Pierce Woodward – Leave No Millionaire Behind
• The Pelicans – London Crawling (Rub Wrongways)
• School for the Dead – The Chain CD (Rub Wrongways)
• Sitting Next To Brian – A Cartoon, A Joke (Rub Wrongways)^[21]
• The New Harmful – Hum In My Home (Youth Electronix)

2004

• King Radio – Are You the Sick Passenger? (Spirithouse)
• Pedro the Lion – Tour EP (Self-released)
• Miranda Brown – Baystate (Pigeon)^[22]
• 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

2005

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

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)

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)^[23]
• José Ayerve – Nuclear Waste Management Club (Pigeon Records)
• Young@Heart Chorus – Mostly Live (Rhino 2CD Version) (Rhino Records)
• Katie Sawicki – Time Spent Lost
• The Amity Front - Border Towns (self-released)^[24]

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)

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)
• Senator and the New Republic – Senator and the New Republic
• Thane Songs (Rub Wrongways)^[25]

2011

• Dennis Crommett – In the Buffalo Surround (Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
• Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion – Bright Examples (Ninth Street Opus)
• Henning Ohlenbusch – Coming Home Alone On Christmas Eve (single) (Rub Wrongways)^[26]
• Doctor Mirabilis – A Matter of Mind (Laredo Records)^[27]

2012

• Young@Heart Chorus – Now
• Friends: A Tribute of the Songs of Lesa Bezo (Rub Wrongways)^[28]

2013

• Mark Mulcahy - Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You (Mezzotint)^[29]
• Scud Mountain Boys – Do You Love the Sun (Ashmont)
• Heather Maloney – Heather Maloney (Signature Sounds)
• TW Walsh – The Soft Drugs (Tower of Song)
• Spouse – There Goes the Road (live 2003 – 2010)

2014

• J Mascis - Tied to a Star (Sub Pop)^[30]
• AG Berg – Alive (single)^[31]
• Mystics Anonymous – Dreaming For Hours (Centerlight)
• Sitting Next To Brian – The Cobbler (Rub Wrongways)^[32]

2015

• Adam Dunetz – The Backup Plan
• Jason Bourgeois – Jason Jr. (Rub Wrongways)^[33]

2016

• The Fawns – Goodnight, Spacegirl (Rub Wrongways)
• If It Feels Good, Do It: A Sloan Tribute (Futureman Records)^[34]
• Gentle Hen – The Bells On the Boats On the Bay (Rub Wrongways)
• Mystics Anonymous – She Wanted the Future EP (Centerlight Records)
• The Aloha Steamtrain – Golden Hits (Rub Wrongways)^[35]

2017

• Mark Mulcahy – The Possum In the Driveway (Mezzotint)^[36]
• Gentle Hen – Sneaking Up On the Moon (Rub Wrongways)

2018

• The Mammals – Sunshiner (Humble Abode)^[37]
• J Mascis – Elastic Days (Sub Pop)
• Gentle Hen – Be Nice To Everyone (Rub Wrongways)

2019

• Mark Mulcahy – The Gus (Mezzotint)
• K & A Surplus – C’mon C’mon^[38]
• J Mascis – Don’t Do Me Like That (single) (Sub Pop)
• Brandi Ediss – This Christmas Day (single)^[39]
• Hit the Hay Vol. 11 (Sound Asleep Records)
• Mark Mulcahy – Taking Baby Steps (single) (Formosa Punk Records)

2020

• The Mammals – Nonet (Humble Abode)^[40]
• Brandi Ediss – Bees and Bees and Bees (Futureman Records)^[41]
• The Fawns – TLA EP (Rub Wrongways)^[42]
• Jason Bourgeois – Let Me Into Your Life (single) (Rub Wrongways)^[43]
• Gentle Hen – Turn It Down (single) (Rub Wrongways)^[44]
• Beige – Medium Length Ostrich Ride^[45]
• Miranda Brown – Sweet Love (single)^[46]
• Garden of Earthly Delights – An XTC Celebration (Futureman Records)
• Young@Heart Chorus – Miss You

2021

• Spouse – Emergency! (Pigeon Records)^[47]
• Havin’ a Good Time: A Tribute To Lord Russ (Rub Wrongways)^[48]
• Jake Manzi – Whatever My Heart Allows
• Mystics Anonymous – Soft Shoulder (single)^[49]
• Spouse – The Weather Nut Theme (single)^[50]

2022

• Singing Next to Brian: A Tribute to Brian Marchese (Rub Wrongways)^[51]
• Spouse – Love Won’t Always Love You Back (single)^[52]
• Ribboncandy – Clearinghouse Sweepstakes

2023

• Ken Maiuri – Four Color Press^[53]
• Sourpuss – Mob Again Together: Sourpuss 1994–1995^[54]
• Ken Maiuri – The Pop-Up Book EP
• Ray Mason – Is There Wiggle Room? (Captivating Music)^[55]
• Jeremy Dubs and Ken Maiuri - You And Me (Sing the Songs of the World) (single) (self-released)^[56]
• Spouse - You Are No Clone (Pigeon Records)^[57]
• Kate Pierson - Every Day Is Halloween (single) (Lazy Meadow Music)
• Gentle Hen - The Whole Point of the Trip (Rub Wrongways Records)^[58]
• Mystics Anonymous - Dining and Lodging (Centerlight)^[59]

2024

• J Mascis - What Do We Do Now (Sub Pop)^[60]
• Mark Mulcahy - The Tinsler EP (Mezzotint)^[61]
• Pierce Woodward - Against the Strong Water (self-released)^[62]
• Mark Mulcahy - You Can See the Future EP (Mezzotint)^[63]

External links

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

Notes and References

1. http://crypticrock.com/the-b-52s-rock-the-space-at-westbury-ny-2-26-16/ Woodcheke, D. The B-52s Rock the Space at Westbury, NY 2-26-16. Cryptic Rock. March 7, 2016. Accessed June 17, 2017
2. Web site: ABOUT. THE MAMMALS. en-US. 2017-06-24.
3. Web site: The Slugbears of Kayrol Island. Ben katchor
   picture-stories. 2017-06-24.
4. Web site: A Checkroom Romance. Ben katchor
   picture-stories. 2017-06-24.
5. Web site: Up From the Stacks. Ben katchor
   picture-stories. 2017-06-24.
6. Web site: Pearis . Bill . 2023-08-01 . The Mommyheads announce new LP (hear "Why Aren't You Smiling") & US shows with Eggstone's Per Sunding . 2023-12-25 . BrooklynVegan . en-US.
7. News: VIDEO: Watch Young@Heart's Appearance On Leno! Fox Searchlight. Fox Searchlight. 2017-06-24.
8. News: Mark Mulcahy: The Fresh Air Interview. NPR.org. 2017-06-24.
9. News: Mark Mulcahy On Mountain Stage. NPR.org. 2017-06-24.
10. http://www.henningo.com/about.html About Henning on Henning Ohlenbusch's website
11. Web site: About.
12. Web site: Young@Heart Chorus Meet the Chorus. www.youngatheartchorus.com. en. 2017-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20100507163519/http://www.youngatheartchorus.com/chorus.php. May 7, 2010. dead.
13. Web site: Mark Mulcahy – Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You. Discogs. en. 2017-06-24.
14. Web site: About . 2023-02-27 . GENTLE HEN . en.
15. Web site: 2020-02-06 . Ken Maiuri's Clubland: Seeing Bamboo Steamers and the Ray Mason Band, despite injury . 2023-02-27 . Daily Hampshire Gazette.
16. Web site: Wiggly World . 2023-02-27 . wiggly-world.mixlr.com . en.
17. Web site: King Radio – Mr. K Is Dead, Go Home CD Album. www.cduniverse.com. 2017-06-24.
18. Web site: Chappaquiddick Skyline – Chappaquiddick Skyline. Discogs. en. 2017-06-24.
19. Web site: Winter's Kill – New Radiant Storm King Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 2017-06-24.
20. Web site: The Aloha Steamtrain, by The Aloha Steamtrain . 2023-04-07 . The Aloha Steamtrain . en.
21. Web site: A Cartoon, A Joke, by Sitting Next to Brian . 2023-03-02 . Sitting Next to Brian . en.
22. Web site: Baystate, by Miranda Brown . 2023-03-02 . Miranda Brown . en.
23. Web site: Polite, by Sitting Next to Brian . 2023-03-02 . Sitting Next to Brian . en.
24. Web site: Correspondent . Tom Huntington Arts . 2008-04-04 . On the move . 2023-12-25 . Times Argus . en.
25. Web site: Thane Songs, by Various . 2023-12-25 . The Songs of Thane Thomsen . en.
26. Web site: Coming Home Alone On Christmas Eve, by Henning Ohlenbusch . 2023-05-26 . Henning Ohlenbusch . en.
27. Web site: Doctor Mirabilis – A Matter Of Mind (2011, CD) - Discogs . Discogs.
28. Web site: Would You Stop?, by Spouse . 2023-03-08 . The Fawns . en.
29. https://www.discogs.com/Mark-Mulcahy-Dear-Mark-J-Mulcahy-I-Love-You/release/7710493 Mark Mulcahy – Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You. Discogs, 2013
30. http://www.musicango.com/artist/ken-maiuri/ Tied to a Star
31. Web site: Alive, by AG Berg. AG Berg. 2017-06-24.
32. Web site: The Cobbler, by Sitting Next to Brian . 2023-05-26 . Sitting Next to Brian . en.
33. Web site: Jason Jr., by Jason Bourgeois . 2023-05-26 . Jason Bourgeois . en.
34. Web site: A Side Wins, by King Radio . 2023-03-08 . Futureman Records . en.
35. Web site: Golden Hits, by The Aloha Steamtrain . 2023-05-26 . The Aloha Steamtrain . en.
36. Web site: The Possum in the Driveway, by Mark Mulcahy. Mark Mulcahy. 2017-06-24.
37. Web site: Ruehl . Kim . 2018-04-17 . Album Review: The Mammals, 'Sunshiner' . 2023-03-08 . Folk Alley . en-US.
38. Web site: c'mon c'mon!, by K&A Surplus . 2023-03-08 . AG Berg . en.
39. Web site: This Christmas Day, by Brandi Ediss . 2023-05-26 . Brandi Ediss . en.
40. Web site: Nonet, by The Mammals . 2023-03-08 . The Mammals . en.
41. Web site: Bees and Bees and Bees, by Brandi Ediss . 2023-03-08 . Brandi Ediss . en.
42. Web site: TLA, by The Fawns . 2023-03-08 . The Fawns . en.
43. Web site: Let Me Into Your Life, by Jason Bourgeois . 2023-03-08 . Jason Bourgeois . en.
44. Web site: Turn It Down, by Gentle Hen . 2023-05-26 . Gentle Hen . en.
45. Web site: MEDIUM LENGTH OSTRICH RIDE, by BEIGE with Steve Westfield . 2023-05-26 . Steve Westfield . en.
46. Web site: Sweet Love, by Miranda Brown . 2023-05-26 . Miranda Brown . en.
47. Web site: Emergency!, by SPOUSE . 2023-03-08 . SPOUSE . en.
48. Web site: Havin' A Good Time: A Tribute To Lord Russ, by Various Artists . 2023-03-08 . Lord Russ . en.
49. Web site: Soft Shoulder, by Mystics Anonymous . 2023-05-26 . Mystics Anonymous . en.
50. Web site: The Weather Nut Theme (ft. Dave Hayes), by SPOUSE . 2023-05-26 . SPOUSE . en.
51. Web site: Singing Next to Brian – A Tribute to Brian Marchese, by Various Artists . 2023-03-08 . Sitting Next to Brian . en.
52. Web site: Love Won't Always Love You Back, by SPOUSE . 2023-05-26 . SPOUSE . en.
53. Web site: Four Color Press, by Ken Maiuri . 2023-03-08 . Ken Maiuri . en.
54. Web site: Mob Again Together: Sourpuss 1994–1995, by Sourpuss . 2023-03-08 . Ken Maiuri . en.
55. Web site: Is There Wiggle Room?, by Ray Mason . 2023-06-15 . Ray Mason . en.
56. Web site: You and Me (Sing The Songs Of The World), by Jeremy Dubs and Ken Maiuri . 2023-12-25 . Jeremy Dubs Presents . en.
57. Web site: You Are No Clone, by SPOUSE . 2023-12-25 . SPOUSE . en.
58. Web site: The Whole Point of the Trip, by Gentle Hen . 2023-12-25 . Gentle Hen . en.
59. Web site: Dining & Lodging . 2024-03-16 . SoundCloud . en.
60. Web site: 2023-11-14 . J Mascis Announces New Album What Do We Do Now, Shares Video for New Song . 2023-12-25 . Pitchfork . en-US.
61. Web site: The Tinsler, by Mark Mulcahy . 2024-03-16 . Mark Mulcahy . en.
62. Web site: This Winter, by Pierce Woodward . 2024-03-16 . Pierce Woodward . en.
63. Web site: You Can See the Future, by Mark Mulcahy . 2024-03-16 . Mark Mulcahy . en.