Coming out of New York's Downtown No Wave music scene of the early 1980s,[1] Kane is known for his work with minimalist composers La Monte Young[2] and Rhys Chatham,[3] and was a founding member of NYC band Swans.

[7] They worked at east coast USA clubs and opened concerts for James Cotton, Willie Dixon, Dr. John, Koko Taylor, and Muddy Waters, amongst others.

[8] Other groups and artists Kane has toured and recorded with includes Dave Soldier, The Kropotkins,[9] Gary Lucas,[2] Transmission, Elliott Sharp,[10] Soldier String Quartet, John Zorn, Jean-Francois Pauvros, Jac Berrocal, and Tony Hymas.

Kane has released two solo albums, February (2004)[11] and Jet Ear Party (2009), and also an EP, The Little Drummer Boy (2007).

In 1993, he married poet and lyricist Holly Anderson, and the couple's daughter, Lucy, was born later the same year.