Kenneth Maiuri is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Florence,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. Since early 2016, he has been the

keyboardist A keyboardist or keyboard player is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instr ...

for

The B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, p ...

. He has played in numerous other bands, such as

Pedro the Lion Pedro the Lion is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States. David Bazan formed the band in 1995 and represented its main creative force, backed by a varying rotation of collaborating musicians. In 2006 Pedro the Lion wa ...

and

The Mammals The Mammals are a contemporary folk rock band based in the Hudson Valley area of New York, in the United States. The band tours internationally and consists of founding members and principal songwriters Mike Merenda (guitar, banjo) and Ruth Un ...

. He has been part of the live band for performances of numerous "Picture-Stories" created by

Ben Katchor Ben Katchor (born November 19, 1951) is an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for the comic strip ''Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer''. He has contributed comics and drawings to ''The Forward'', ''The New Yorker,'' ''Metropoli ...

and

Mark Mulcahy Mark Mulcahy is an American musician and front-man for the New Haven, Connecticut-based band Miracle Legion. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region, but disbanded after a sad turn of events with their recor ...

, including ''The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island'', ''The Friends of Dr. Rushower'', ''A Checkroom Romance'' and ''Up from the Stacks''. Maiuri also co-composed the music to Jason Mazzotta's 2015 short film ''The Century of Love, Part I''. He has appeared on ''

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010 and ended on February 6, 2014. The fourth incarnation of the ...

'' and ''

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'' (as a member of the

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band), ''

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'' (with Mark Mulcahy), and ''

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'' (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) *

(2002-late 2003: bass, guitar, drums, keyboards) * School for the Dead (2001 - 2014) (keyboards) *

The Soft Drugs Timothy William "TW" Walsh (born January 26, 1975 in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States) is an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer. In August 2003, Walsh officially joined ...

(bass) *

(2004-2005: bass, backing vocals) * The Fawns (keyboards) *

(bass, accordion, piano) * Marykate O'Neil (keyboards, backing vocals) *

(keyboards, drums, guitar, bass) *

(2016 – present: keyboards, guitar) Ken Maiuri writes the weekly music column "Clubland" for the ''

Daily Hampshire Gazette The ''Daily Hampshire Gazette'' is a six-day morning daily newspaper based in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, and covering all of Hampshire County, southern towns of Franklin County, and Holyoke. The newspaper prints Monday through S ...

''. He also hosts the freeform Monday night radio show "Wiggly World", every Monday night from 8–10 pm EST at

WMUA WMUA (91.1 FM) is a student-run college radio station. Licensed to serve Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, the station is based on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The station's broadcast license is held by the Univ ...

.org (91.1 FM).

Discography

Albums

* Sourpuss - ''Rocket Day'' (7" EP, 1994) * Ribboncandy ''- Dynamic Ribbon Device'' (cassette EP, 1996) * Ribboncandy ''- Girlfriend Is Mad'' (cassette EP, 1997) * King Radio - ''Mr. K is Dead, Go Home'' (Tar Hut, 1998) * Chappaquiddick Skyline - ''S/T'' (Sub Pop, 1999) *

Joe Pernice Joseph T. Pernice (born July 17, 1967) is an American indie rock musician and writer, who has fronted several bands, including the Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline, The New Mendicants and the Pernice Brothers. Originally from Holbrook ...

- ''Big Tobacco'' (Glitterhouse, 2000) * Spouse - ''Nozomi'' (Pigeon/Wormco, 2000) * Michael J. Merenda Jr. - ''Trapped In the Valley'' (Humble Abode, 2001) * The Maggies - ''Robot Stories'' (Garageband Records, 2001) * TW Walsh - ''Blue Laws'' (Truckstop, 2001) * King Radio - ''The Mission Orange EP'' (Not Lame, 2002) *

- ''Evolver'' (Humble Abode, 2002) * New Radiant Storm King - ''Winter's Kill'' (Rainbow Quartz, 2002) * Pierce Woodward - ''Leave No Millionaire Behind'' (2003) * King Radio - ''Are You the Sick Passenger?'' (Spirithouse, 2004) *

- ''Tour EP'' (Self-released, 2004) * Miranda Brown - ''Baystate'' (Pigeon, 2004) * School for the Dead - ''The New You'' (Rub Wrongways, 2004) *

- ''Rock That Babe'' (Signature Sounds, 2004) * Spouse - ''Are You Gonna Kiss Or Wave Goodbye?'' (Pigeon, 2004) * ''The Q People: A Tribute To NRBQ'' (Spirithouse, 2004) * Michael J Merenda Jr - ''Election Day'' (2004) *

- ''In Pursuit of Your Happiness'' (Mezzotint, 2005) *

- ''In Moderation'' EP (2006) *

''- Departure'' (Signature Sounds, 2006) * The Ray Mason Band - ''Don't Mess With Our Routine'' (Hi-N-Dry, 2006) * The Fawns - ''A Nice Place To Be'' (Rub Wrongways, 2006) * Michael J Merenda Jr. - ''Quiver'' (Humble Abode, 2006) * Spouse - ''Relocation Tactics'' (Pigeon, 2007) * Marykate O'Neil - ''mkULTRA EP'' (2008) * The National Convention - ''The Many Moods of The National Convention'' (Sweatervest, 2008) * Mike + Ruthy - ''The Honeymoon Agenda'' (Humble Abode, 2008) * School for the Dead - ''A Telephone Built for Two'' (Rub Wrongways, 2008) * The National Convention - ''The Sexy Sound of The National Convention'' (Sweatervest, 2009) * Marykate O'Neil - ''Underground'' (Circle C, 2009) * Spouse - ''Confidence'' (Nine Mile Records, 2010) * Mike + Ruthy - ''Million To One'' (Humble Abode, 2010) *

Chris Pureka Chris Pureka is a genderqueer American acoustic singer-songwriter. Pureka has received positive reviews in the long-running radical feminist publication ''off our backs'' and other magazines. Their music does not deal explicitly with LGBTQ or p ...

- ''How I Learned To See In the Dark'' (Sad Rabbit Music, 2010) * Mark Mulcahy - ''Low Birthweight Child'' (7" single, Tongue Master Records, 2010) * Dennis Crommett - ''In the Buffalo Surround'' (Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm, 2011) *

- ''Now'' (2012) *

''- Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You'' (Mezzotint, 2013) *

Scud Mountain Boys Scud Mountain Boys are an United States, American alternative country band. Formed in 1991 in Northampton, Massachusetts, it comprised Joe Pernice, Stephen Desaulniers, Bruce Tull and Tom Shea. Stephen Desaulniers left the band and was replaced b ...

- ''Do You Love the Sun'' (Ashmont, 2013) *

Heather Maloney Heather Maloney (born December 4, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. In 2009, she self-released her debut album, ''Cozy Razor's Edge'', followed by ''Time & Pocket Change'' in 2011. In 2012, Maloney signed with Northampton, Massachusetts, No ...

- ''S/T'' (Signature Sounds, 2013) *

J Mascis Joseph Donald Mascis Jr. ( ; born December 10, 1965), better known as J Mascis, is an American musician who is the singer, guitarist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. He has also released several albums as a solo arti ...

''- Tied to a Star'' (2014) * AG Berg - ''Alive'' (single, 2014) * The Fawns - ''Goodnight, Spacegirl'' (Rub Wrongways, 2016) *

- ''The Possum In the Driveway'' (2017)

Songs

* ''Now Or Never'' (1986, with Chicopee High School student Ray Mason) * ''I Wish I Could Recycle You'' 1988, with Steve Hartnett) * ''Stay Up Late'' (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass) * ''Opening Act'' (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass) * ''Call Waiting'' (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass) * ''Drums and Wires'' (1990, with Cullen Faugno et al. at UMass) * ''Pixies in Her Ears'' * ''Tell Me the News''

References

External links

School for the Dead Rockumentary

AllMusic page for Ken Maiuri
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