I’ve heard more than a couple people snicker when I mention being
pumped over Katey Sagal’s performance. “You’re going to see Peg
Bundy?” they say. Yeah, so she played Peg Bundy on Married . . . With
Children (an amazing show that deserves more credit than it gets, by
the way), but did you also know she was a backup vocalist for Bob
Fucking Dylan? Yep, Sagal’s resume is about as robust as Peg’s
bouffant wig. Her work for Dylan was limited to studio time during the
Street Legal sessions (ultimately scrapped), but her real
rock-‘n’-roll moment came when Gene Simmons of KISS asked her to sing
backup vocals for “Calling Dr. Love” on Rock and Roll Over. She also
toured with Bette Midler in 1979, sang on Olivia Newton John’s “Soul
Kiss,” and has released two albums of her own. I know . . . crazy,
right? Her latest, 2004’s Room, was a blend of folk, country, and
adult pop produced by Bob Thiele and Ray Kennedy. Though it’s a good
album, it’s not one I’d listen to or own, ever. But that doesn’t mean
I’d pass up the chance to see Peg Bundy live at the Triple Door.
Triple Door, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7 & 9:30 p.m. $25 adv./$30.
BRIAN J. BARR
Sat., May 24, 7 & 9:30 p.m., 2008