10,000 Maniacs
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10,000 Maniacs are an American alternative rock band founded in 1981. They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man's Zoo (1989), Our Time in Eden (1992), and the live album MTV Unplugged (1993). After the recording (but before the release) of MTV Unplugged, original lead singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant left the band to pursue a solo career, while the remaining members continued the band.
History
[edit]Early years
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The band was formed as Still Life in 1981 in Jamestown, New York,<ref name="LarkinGE">Template:Cite book</ref> by Dennis Drew (keyboards), Steven Gustafson (bass), Chet Cardinale (drums), Robert Buck (guitar), and Buck's ex-wife<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Terri Newhouse (vocals). Gustafson invited Natalie Merchant, who was 17 at the time, to do some vocals. John Lombardo, who was in a band named The Mills (along with brother guitarist/vocalists Mark Liuzzo and Paul Liuzzo and drummer Mike Young) and used to play occasionally with Still Life, was invited to join permanently on guitar and vocals. Newhouse and Cardinale left the band in July, and Merchant became the main singer. Various drummers came and left. The band changed its name to Burn Victims and then to 10,000 Maniacs, inspired by the 1964 low-budget horror movie Two Thousand Maniacs!.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Glendale Star">Template:Cite web</ref>
They performed as 10,000 Maniacs for the first time on Labor Day, September 7, 1981, with a line-up of Merchant, Lombardo, Buck, Drew, Gustafson, and Tim Edborg on drums. Edborg left and Bob "Bob O Matic" Wachter was on drums for most of the 1981 gigs. Tired of playing cover songs—though their first notable American hit was a cover of the Cat Stevens hit "Peace Train"—the band started to write their own music, usually with Merchant handling the lyrics and Lombardo the music. In March 1982, with Jim Foti on drums, the band recorded an EP album titled Human Conflict Number Five, financed by Drew's mother.<ref name="tlobf">Template:Cite web</ref> More gigs followed in 1982. During this time, they lived in Atlanta, Georgia, for a short period at the encouragement of friends who said that many gigs were available there. Discouraged by the lack of actual gigs, and by having to sell plasma and rake leaves to buy food, the band moved back to Jamestown in November 1982 to regroup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
At the beginning of 1983, Jerry Augustyniak joined the band as their permanent drummer. The Maniacs met Augustyniak when they played in Buffalo, New York, where he was in a punk band named the Stains. Between March and July, the band recorded songs for a second record, Secrets of the I Ching, their debut album, which was pressed by Mark Records for the band's own label Christian Burial Music. The record was well received by critics and caught the attention of respected BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel in London.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> One song, "My Mother the War", turned out to be a minor hit in the United Kingdom and entered the independent singles chart. The band toured extensively during 1983 and 1984, and played gigs in the UK.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>
Peter Leak, an Englishman living in New York City, became interested in the band, made contact and was made their manager. With the help of Leak and Elektra Records A & R (artists and repertoire) man Howard Thompson, 10,000 Maniacs signed to Elektra in November 1984.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In the spring of 1985, they recorded their second album, The Wishing Chair, in London at Livingston Studios, with Joe Boyd as producer.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Though the album was not a blockbuster hit, its status as the band's major label debut did win it some notice, and it received significant critical acclaim.
Breakthrough success
[edit]Frustrated with the lack of success and direction of the band, co-founder Lombardo left 10,000 Maniacs during a rehearsal on July 14, 1986.<ref name="LarkinGE"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The remaining five members started recording a new album in Los Angeles with Peter Asher as the producer, who had worked extensively with artists such as James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. In My Tribe, a more pop-rock oriented record, was released on July 7, 1987.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The album stayed on the charts for 77 weeks, peaking at No. 37, and established a large U.S. audience for the group. It was also well received in the UK. The album originally contained the band's recording of "Peace Train", but the song was removed from some subsequent pressings (post-1989) after the song's writer Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam) made comments implying he agreed with a death fatwa against author Salman Rushdie.
10,000 Maniacs' next album, 1989's Blind Man's Zoo,<ref name="LarkinGE"/> hit No. 13 and went gold, further increasing the group's following. In May 1989, the British music magazine NME reported that 10,000 Maniacs had won the songwriter category prize at the New York Music Awards.<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">Template:Cite book</ref> In 1990, with the help of Lombardo, they remastered their first two records, Human Conflict Number Five and Secrets of the I Ching, and released them as a compilation titled Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982–1983.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Lombardo and Mary Ramsey, who had formed a folk-rock act named John & Mary, opened gigs for the Maniacs on the Hope Chest Tour in 1990.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The band played a handful of local concerts in 1991, but largely took a break from touring and Merchant spent most of the year working with homeless youth in Harlem. Merchant then revealed to the other members that she would be leaving 10,000 Maniacs for a solo career in two years' time, allowing for additional 10,000 Maniacs albums, while also acknowledging the financial implications of her departure.<ref name="Gazette Review">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A new album, Our Time in Eden, was released on September 29, 1992.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1993, the band performed at the MTV Inaugural Ball for President Clinton in January and on MTV Unplugged on April 21. Merchant made her departure from the band public in an interview on MTV on August 5, 1993, saying she "didn't want art by committee anymore."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The MTV Unplugged album was released on October 26, 1993.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "The last 10,000 Maniacs gig (July 28, 1993) was the first time I'd got drunk in nearly two years," Merchant later recalled. "I laughed a lot and threw lots of flowers out of the hotel window."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1994–2001
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After Merchant's departure, Elektra Records dropped the band while signing Merchant as a solo artist.<ref name="Gazette Review" /> The remaining members of 10,000 Maniacs (Augustyniak, Buck, Drew and Gustafson) asked John & Mary to join the band. The revamped band began performing new material almost immediately, initially calling themselves John & Mary, Rob, Steve, Dennis, & Jerry; then they were able to legally regain control of the 10,000 Maniacs name. 10,000 Maniacs released two albums with Ramsey on vocals. In 1997, they released Love Among the Ruins with the band on a new label, Geffen Records, from which their cover of the Roxy Music song "More Than This" became a moderate hit, and followed up in 1999 with The Earth Pressed Flat on Bar/None.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In December 1998, Buck took some time off from the band, moving to Texas to focus on a new project named League of Blind Women. 10,000 Maniacs recruited Buffalo-based Michael Lee Jackson of the band Animal Planet to step into the lead guitar role. Buck returned to the band in the summer of 1999. On November 3, 2000, 10,000 Maniacs played with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in Buffalo, New York. It was the last concert they performed with Buck. On December 19, 2000, Buck died of liver failure at the age of 42.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was buried in the Mission Covenant Church Cemetery in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania.
Following Buck's death, 10,000 Maniacs took a break. Gustafson and Drew, with Jeff Erickson, started a band named The Mighty Wallop!. Augustyniak joined a band named Only Humen. On December 5, 2001, a 10,000 Maniacs line-up comprising Gustafson, Drew, Augustyniak, Lombardo and Ramsey played a benefit concert in Toronto, with Buck's former guitar technician, Erickson, on lead guitar.
2002–2007
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In 2002, Gustafson, Drew, and Augustyniak decided that they wished to continue 10,000 Maniacs with a new lead singer. Lombardo showed up at the first band practice, found out that the band had hired Erickson to play lead guitar and Oskar Saville of the Chicago-based band Rubygrass to sing, and quit the band. This lineup toured sporadically between 2002 and 2006, playing at various festivals.
On January 27, 2004, Elektra/Asylum/Rhino Records released Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings, a two-CD set compilation, with 31 digitally remastered songs, four of them demos and one unreleased. The second disc contained B-sides and outtakes throughout the band's career up to that point, including many covers. Jackson Browne's "These Days" and Tom Waits' "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" were among those included.
In 2006, John & Mary formed a folk-rock band named the Valkyries. John & Mary & the Valkyries are composed of several longtime Buffalo music scene stalwarts. Ramsey rejoined the current edition of the band for several dates in 2006, playing viola and singing backing vocals. Saville left in 2007, and Ramsey regained the lead vocalist spot.
2008–2022
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The band—consisting of Augustyniak, Drew, Erickson, Gustafson and Ramsey—remains active, playing shows throughout the United States. In June 2011, the band released the EP Triangles on its own label, Ruby Wristwatch Records. The band celebrated its 30th anniversary in October 2011 with two sold-out concerts at the Scharmann Theater on the campus of Jamestown Community College. The band spent most of 2012 recording a new album at their studio in Jamestown, New York. In February 2013, they released the album, titled Music from the Motion Picture.
Former drummer Robert Wachter died on March 26, 2013, at the age of 49 due to a long illness.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Twice Told Tales, an album of traditional British Isles covers, was released on April 28, 2015, on Cleopatra Records.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Founding member John Lombardo was brought back into the fold as creative director and to play guitar on the album and following tour. 10,000 Maniacs released its live album Playing Favorites on June 3, 2016, their first live album with Mary Ramsey on lead vocals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Boston Herald">Template:Cite web</ref>
40th anniversary
[edit]The band celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2022 with an extensive tour, billed as 10,000 Maniacs featuring Mary Ramsey, to avoid any confusion as to the status of Natalie Merchant in the band.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ramsey acknowledged the legacy of the band, and the band with Merchant, stating "There are still times when I get mistaken for her, and I feel like it's just part of the story. In the beginning it was different, because people obviously wanted to see her — that's an understandable situation. But time has healed things up a bit, the wounds and the expectations."<ref name="Boston Herald" /> In 2014, Merchant looked back to her time with the band, "I learned so much with 10,000 Maniacs and have great memories being with that band. I'll never forget 1987 when it became so crazy. It was exciting and insane in terms of the schedule. It was so intense I was hospitalized. I look back fondly on that period. But I don't think the world is craving Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2002, when Merchant was asked if she would ever get back together with the band for a tour, she stated that due to Buck's death they could never again play together as a band.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Keyboardist Dennis Drew reflected on the 40-year history of the band, "You don't grow up thinking you're going to do anything for 40 years. To get to this point, it's amazing. It doesn't feel like 40 years. It's been as natural as everything else. We have families, kids and grand-kids on the way. It's just been our life. You don't retire from this, I don't think. They'll have to take us off the stage on stretchers."<ref name="Glendale Star" />
2023–present
[edit]In July 2023, 10,000 Maniacs announced that Mary Ramsey and Jeff Erickson would be leaving the band to pursue other interests, and Leigh Nash would be joining the band as their new lead singer. 10,000 Maniacs also announced that Matt Slocum would be joining the band as their new guitarist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both Nash and Slocum are founding members of the band Sixpence None the Richer.
In January 2024, 10,000 Maniacs announced on their Facebook page that Nash and Slocum had left to devote time to Sixpence None the Richer, and that Ramsey had returned as lead singer, with guitarist Joe Rozler also joining the group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In April 2024 it was announced that Illinois-based musician, Ben Medina, will be joining on lead guitar.
Band members
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- Current
- Dennis Drew – keyboards, backing and rare occasional lead vocals (1981–present)
- Steve Gustafson – bass, guitar, backing and rare occasional lead vocals (1981–present)
- John Lombardo – guitar, bass, backing and occasional lead vocals (1981–1986, 1994–2002, 2015–present, touring member other years)
- Jerry Augustyniak – drums, backing vocals (1983–present)
- Mary Ramsey – lead vocals, violin, viola (1993–2001, 2007–2023, 2024–present)
- Ben Medina - lead guitar (2024-present)
- Former
- Rob Buck – guitar, synthesizers, mandolin, pedal steel, sitar, banjo, mandocello (1981–1998, 1999–2000; his death)
- Chet Cardinale – drums (1981)
- Teri Newhouse - vocals (1981)
- Natalie Merchant – lead vocals, piano (1981–1993)
- Tim Edborg – drums (1981)
- James Rocky Calavitta – saxophone (1981)
- Debbie Heverly – piano (1981)
- Duane Calhoun – lead guitar (1981)
- Bob "O'Matic" Wachter – drums (1982; died 2013)
- Jim Foti – drums (1982–1983)
- Jeff Erickson – guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals (2001–2023, guest appearance in 1998)
- Oskar Saville – lead vocals (2002–2007)
- Leigh Nash – lead vocals (2023)
- Matt Slocum – guitar (2023)
- Touring Associate artists
- Ben Medina – lead guitar (2024-Present)
- Joe Rozler – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2024)
- Sally Schaefer – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, violin, mandolin (2023)
- Maggie Zindle – violin, viola, backing vocals (2018–2023, 2025)
- Morgan Fichter – violin, backing vocals (1992–1993)
- Amanda Kramer – piano, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1992–1993)
- Michael Lee Jackson – lead guitar (1998–1999)
- Max Weinberg – drums (1992)
- Kevin Osborne – trombone (1992–1993)
- Tommy LaBella – alto saxophone (1992–1993, 2013–2019)
- Tony White – tenor saxophone, horn arranger (1992–1993, 2002–2003, 2013–2019)
- Scott Burrows – trombone (1993)
- Levi E. Swanson – lead trombone (2003–2008)
- Andrew Ferguson - alto saxophone (2004–2005)
- Maria Sebastian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals (2010–2011)
- Melanie Luciano – acoustic guitar, backing vocals (2012–2014, 2015, 2020)
- Savannah King – acoustic guitar, backing vocals (2014–2015)
- Amanda Barton – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, violin, tambourine (2015–2016)
- Inga Yanoski – viola, violin, backing vocals (2016–2018)
- Noelle Hone – backing vocals (2006, 2018)
Timeline
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Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
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| 1983 | Secrets of the I Ching | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | The Wishing Chair | — | — | — |
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| 1987 | In My Tribe | 37 | — | — |
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| 1989 | Blind Man's Zoo | 13 | 84 | 18 |
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| 1992 | Our Time in Eden | 28 | 171 | 33 |
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| 1997 | Love Among the Ruins | 104 | 200 | — | |
| 1999 | The Earth Pressed Flat | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Music from the Motion Picture | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Twice Told Tales | — | — | — | |
Extended plays
[edit]- Human Conflict Number Five (1982)
- You Happy Puppet (1989)
- Candy Everybody Wants (1993)
- Few & Far Between (1993)
- Triangles (2011)
- For Crying Out Loud (2016)
Live
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| 1993 | MTV Unplugged | 13 | 190 | 40 |
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| 2006 | Live Twenty-Five | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Extended Versions | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Playing Favorites | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | Live at the Belly Up | — | — | — | |
Compilations
[edit]| Year | Album | Notes |
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| 1990 | Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982–1983 | |
| 1994 | The Unplugged Collection, Volume One | |
| 2004 | Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings | AUS No. 337,<ref name=aus/> UK No. 192<ref name=uk/> |
Singles
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| 1984 | "My Mother the War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Secrets of the I Ching | |
| 1985 | "Can't Ignore the Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wishing Chair | |
| "Scorpio Rising" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Just as the Tide was a Flowing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Don't Talk" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In My Tribe | |
| "Peace Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Like the Weather" | 68 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What's the Matter Here?" | 80 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Trouble Me" | 44 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 102 | 31 | 77 | Blind Man's Zoo | |
| "Eat for Two" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 93 | |||
| "You Happy Puppet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Poison in the Well" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "These Are Days" | 66 | 1 | — | 34 | 151 | 35 | 58 | Our Time in Eden | |
| "Candy Everybody Wants" | 67 | 5 | — | — | 174 | 71 | 47 | |||
| "Eden" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Few and Far Between" | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everyday Is Like Sunday" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Candy Everybody Wants | ||
| "Because the Night" | 11 | 7 | — | 9 | 190 | 10 | 65 | MTV Unplugged | ||
| 1997 | "More Than This" | 25 | — | — | — | 94 | 11 | 87 | Love Among the Ruins | |
| "Rainy Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Beyond the Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Earth Pressed Flat | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
Other releases
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2000 | "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" | Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Studio cover version of a Blondie song from around 1995.<ref name="archive.org">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2000 | "Rainy Day" (live) | Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Live acoustic performance from Fredonia Opera House in 1998.<ref name="archive.org"/> |
| 2000 | "Stockton Gala Days" (live) | Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Live acoustic performance from Fredonia Opera House in 1998.<ref name="archive.org"/> |
| 2000 | "Rainy Day" (live) | Digital download provided through Reciprocal for $1.50. Live acoustic performance from Fredonia Opera House in 1998.<ref name="archive.org"/> |
| 2013 | "Sweetest Gift" | Digital download provided through PledgeMusic to those who supported the pledge for Music from the Motion Picture. The song was recorded for the album but was not included. |
| 2013 | Music from the Motion Picture Alternate Mixes | Digital download provided through PledgeMusic during the drive to support Music from the Motion Picture for $45. All songs from the original album provided with alternate mixes.<ref name="pledgemusic.com">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2013 | Music from the Motion Picture Sing-A-Long Mixes | Digital download provided through PledgeMusic during the drive to support Music from the Motion Picture for $30. All songs from the original album except for "Chautauqua Moon" provided in a karaoke format with limited backing vocals.<ref name="pledgemusic.com"/> |
| 2015 | Twice Told Tales Alt/Early Mixes/Takes | Digital download provided through PledgeMusic during the drive to support Twice Told Tales exclusively available in the producer package. All songs from the original album except for "Lady Mary Ramsey", "The Song of Wandering Aengus", "Bonny May", "Greenwood Sidey", and "Lady Mary Ramsay II." |
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Performer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Tube | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Can't Ignore the Train" and "My Mother the War" |
| 1985 | Music Convoy | 10,000 Maniacs | Mimed "Grey Victory" |
| 1987 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Peace Train" and "Don't Talk" |
| 1987 | Late Night with David Letterman | Natalie Merchant and Rob Buck | Performed "Don't Talk" with the house band; this version of the song has some alternate lyrics at the end |
| 1988 | Saturday Night Live | 10,000 Maniacs | Aired February 27, 1988; performed "Peace Train" and "Like The Weather" |
| 1988 | Wired | 10,000 Maniacs | |
| 1988 | The White Room | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Don't Talk" and "Like the Weather" |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged | 10,000 Maniacs | First appearance |
| 1989 | The Big Al Show | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Headstrong" |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Eat For Two" and "Poison in the Well" |
| 1989 | Late Night with David Letterman | Natalie Merchant and Rob Buck | Performed "Trouble Me" with the house band |
| 1989 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 10,000 Maniacs | Guest Host: Jay Leno; performed "Trouble Me" and "Eat For Two" |
| 1989 | One Hour With Jonathan Ross | Natalie Merchant | Performed "Verdi Cries" |
| 1990 | The Word | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "The Latin One" |
| 1990 | Earth Day Rally | 10,000 Maniacs (minus Dennis Drew) | Performed "What's the Matter Here?", "Dust Bowl" and "A Campfire Song" (with Michael Stipe); Merchant later performed "Get Together" with The Indigo Girls, Woody Harrelson and Stipe |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live | 10,000 Maniacs | Aired October 31, 1992; performed "These Are Days" and "Candy Everybody Wants" |
| 1992 | Late Night with David Letterman | Natalie Merchant, Rob Buck and Dennis Drew | Aired November 19, 1992; performed "Few and Far Between" with the house band |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "These Are Days" |
| 1992 | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "How You've Grown" |
| 1992/1993 | MTV Drops the Ball | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "These Are Days" and "Candy Everybody Wants" |
| 1993 | MTV Unplugged | 10,000 Maniacs | First artist to make second appearance |
| 1993 | The Arsenio Hall Show | 10,000 Maniacs | |
| 1993 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Candy Everybody Wants" and "How You've Grown" |
| 1993 | Late Night with David Letterman | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Stockton Gala Days" |
| 1993 | Rock and Roll Inaugural Ball | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "These Are Days", "Candy Everybody Wants" (with Michael Stipe) and "To Sir With Love" (with Stipe) |
| 1993 | The Today Show | 10,000 Maniacs | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Natalie Merchant and Rob Buck | Performed "Because the Night"; introduced as Natalie Merchant as she had already left the band |
| 1997 | Showbiz Today | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Rainy Day", "Even With My Eyes Closed", "Big Star" and "More Than This" |
| 1997 | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "More Than This" |
| 1997 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series) | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Rainy Day" on the episode "A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It" |
| 1997 | The RuPaul Show | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Rainy Day" |
| 2014 | Indy Style TV<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "More Than This" and "These Are Days" |
| 2015 | WGN 9 News <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 10,000 Maniacs | Performed "Canadee-I-O", "Lady Mary Ramsey" and "More Than This" |
| 2015 | Talk of the Town | Mary Ramsey, Savannah King and Joey Molland | Performed "Sweet Tuesday Morning" |
| 2015 | Talk of the Town | 10,000 Maniacs | May 7 |
| 2015 | AM Buffalo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | John Lombardo and Mary Ramsey | Performed "Canadee-I-O" |
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