Ken Maiuri

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. He has played in numerous other bands, such as Pedro the Lion and The Mammals. 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; A Checkroom Romance; and Up from the Stacks. 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. He has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (with The B-52's), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show (as a member of the Young@Heart Chorus band), Fresh Air (with Mark Mulcahy), and Mountain Stage (with Mark Mulcahy 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) (keyboards) The Soft Drugs (bass) Pedro the Lion (2004 – 2005: bass, backing vocals) The Fawns (keyboards) Young@Heart Chorus (bass, accordion, piano) Marykate O'Neil (keyboards, backing vocals) Mark Mulcahy (keyboards, drums, guitar, bass) Gentle Hen (2014 – present: keyboards, guitar) The B-52's (2016 – present: keyboards, guitar)

Ken Maiuri wrote the weekly music column "Clubland" for the Daily Hampshire Gazette from April 1995 to 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.

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) The Maggies – Homesick (ChickenMan Records)

1999 Chappaquiddick Skyline – S/T (Sub Pop)

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) The Aloha Steamtrain – The Aloha Steamtrain (Rub Wrongways)

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) 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) 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) 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)

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)

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) Doctor Mirabilis – A Matter of Mind (Laredo Records)

2012 Young@Heart Chorus – Now Friends: A Tribute of the Songs of Lesa Bezo (Rub Wrongways)

2013 Mark Mulcahy - Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You (Mezzotint) 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) AG Berg – Alive (single) Mystics Anonymous – Dreaming For Hours (Centerlight) Sitting Next To Brian – The Cobbler (Rub Wrongways)

2015

Adam Dunetz – The Backup Plan Jason Bourgeois – Jason Jr. (Rub Wrongways)

2016 The Fawns – Goodnight, Spacegirl (Rub Wrongways) If It Feels Good, Do It: A Sloan Tribute (Futureman Records) 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)

2017 Mark Mulcahy – The Possum In the Driveway (Mezzotint) Gentle Hen – Sneaking Up On the Moon (Rub Wrongways)

2018

The Mammals – Sunshiner (Humble Abode) 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 J Mascis – Don’t Do Me Like That (single) (Sub Pop) Brandi Ediss – This Christmas Day (single) Hit the Hay Vol. 11 (Sound Asleep Records) Mark Mulcahy – Taking Baby Steps (single) (Formosa Punk Records)

2020

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

2021

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

2022

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

2023

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

2024

J Mascis - What Do We Do Now (Sub Pop) Mark Mulcahy - The Tinsler EP (Mezzotint) Pierce Woodward - Against the Strong Water (self-released) Mark Mulcahy - You Can See the Future EP (Mezzotint)