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 – 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.

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)