See Katey Perform Live!!!

THE KATEY
SAGAL BAND returns to MBar in Hollywood for
the first of two newly scheduled dates, on
Saturday, February 27 at 8 pm. If you
haven't been to one of her shows yet, don't
miss the opportunity to hear the
multi-talented Ms. Sagal perform in an
intimate setting. "Katey Sagal is....a
genuinely gifted singer...Her deep
connection with the songs was clear....Her
voice was powerful and effective...Sagal's
four-piece band also added strong musical
support and effective harmonies...." Elliot
Zweibach, Cabaret Scenes. “Sagal knows how
to entertain without seeming to try too
hard, an art form in itself …. The breadth
of Sagal's style as a songwriter is
impressive. "Some Things are Better Left
Unsaid" sounded like an Al Green
soul-searcher. "Can't Hurry the Harvest" is
a loping, infectiously hummable folk song.
"September Rain" is a slow and passionate
blues, a style that suits Sagal's smoky
voice well.” Orange
County Register.
To guarantee a seat,
please pre-purchase tickets at
www.plays411.net/kateysagal or via phone at
323.960.5563. Tickets can also be purchased
at the door (cash only) if available.
***Please
note:
seating
is on a first-come/first-served basis.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. Unpaid reservations
will be guaranteed only until 10 minutes
prior to showtime.
A critically acclaimed singer and
songwriter, Katey has released two solo
CDs, "Well" and "Room" . Katey can be
currently seen on the FX original series
"Sons of Anarchy" and as the colorful Leela,
a beautiful one-eyed alien, in the animated
series "Futurama". (www.KateySagal.net)
Advance sales - www.plays411.net/kateysagal
or 323.960.5563
$20cover (2 for $30)
$10 food minimum
valet parking available
Orange County Performing Arts
Center
Thursday, Dec. 10, Friday, Dec. 11,
Saturday, Dec. 12,
and Sunday, December 13, 2009
The
versatile and accomplished
performer Katey Sagal will be
featured for the first
time in the Orange County
Performing Arts Center's popular
Cabaret Series December 10 - 13
in Samueli Theater at Segerstrom
Center for the Arts. Never one
to shy away from the spotlight,
she returns to the stage for a
sassy, brassy and brilliant
evening of inspired song and
laughter.
Tickets
to
see Katey Sagal are $72 and are
available at
OCPAC.org, at the Center's
Box Office at 600 Town Center
Drive in Costa Mesa or by
calling 714.556.2787. For
inquiries about group ticket
discounts for 15 or more, call
the Group Services office at
714.755.0236. The TTY number is
714.556.2746. |
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Cabaret Scenes
Katey Sagal
Having No Regrets
MBar
Hollywood, CA
Katey Sagal is a
singer — not simply an actress who sings but
a genuinely gifted singer. Her specialty
appears to be rhythm and blues, which she
performed extremely well in her
thirteen-song set. Seven of the songs were
originals, written by Sagal and a host of
collaborators, and they were very personal —
“about things I needed to hear at the time,”
she told the audience. “Writing is how I
process things."
Her deep
connection with the songs was clear from her
vocal delivery and body language,
which indicated she was
really feeling each number. One of her best
was “Can’t Hurry the Harvest,” a song about
patience and delayed gratification written
by Sagal, Bob Thiele Jr., (her musical
director) and Phil Roy, which she said was
written in the early 1990s. Her vocal was
powerful and effective, as it was on every
song — with strong backup vocals by Billy
Valentine.
Her four-piece band
also added strong musical support and
effective harmonies throughout the set,
including Dillon O’Brien (keyboard), Debra
Dobkin (drums), Taras Prodaniuk (bass), and
Thiele (guitar), and Sagal demonstrated good
rapport with them throughout her show.
Clifford Bell was producer and director.
Another strong
performance on a self-penned song was
“September Rain” (also written with Thiele
and Roy) — which expressed her belief that
everything happens for the best, though
what’s right often seems wrong — which she
sang in a clear, declarative style, with a
strong guitar solo by Thiele.
The show also
incorporated songs by other writers,
including a very strong version of “You’re
Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go,” by Bob
Dylan, for whom Sagal sang backup for two
months early in her career, she said. The
song, as she performed it, was a gentle
ballad whose impact was boosted by the
excellent musical and vocal support of her
band.
Sagal also
captivated on Stevie Wonder’s “Heaven Is 10
Zillion Light Years Away” and on a too-brief
version of “Smile” (Charlie Chaplin, John
Turner and Geoffrey Parsons).
Elliot Zwiebach
Cabaret Scenes
August 1, 2009
www.cabaretscenes.org
Question: An
Entertainment Weekly
music critic once
described your delivery
as "somewhere between
Tina Turner's pop soul
and Bonnie Raitt's
tender R&B for
40-somethings." Would
you call that accurate?
Answer: Oh, I like
that! That's probably
apropos.
Q: What can
people expect at your
show?
A: I write music,
so most of it is
original music and I
have a great band. I do
talk, but I don't tell
jokes. Sometimes people
get confused, they
think, "Well, she's
funny on television."
But I share a little bit
about myself.
Q: What themes do
you explore in your
songs?
A: I'm always
fascinated with the
concept of growing up,
becoming an adult. It's
still a startling thing
to me, how life is never
quite like what I
thought it was going to
be when I was a kid. I
write about my family.
It's not your typical
love songs, it's more
experiential.
Q: You've done
two albums and sang on
your former sitcom, "8
Simple Rules for Dating
My Teenage Daughter."
Despite that, are people
still surprised when
they discover this other
talent?
A: People are
surprised when I do
anything other than be
Peg Bundy -- which is
fine. I loved Peg Bundy.
But it's amazing how
doing one thing on
television for 11 years
just carries you. I
think sometimes people
are shocked that I don't
have big red hair.
Sometimes I've been a
little frustrated by
people's lack of vision
because they keep you
there, but I lean toward
it being a blessing. It
gave me so many great
opportunities. But when
they see me in concert,
I get surprised looks on
people's faces.
Q: Of your
performance as a biker
mama on "Sons of
Anarchy," the Hollywood
Reporter wrote that it's
now "impossible to
imagine she ever played
Peg Bundy." Is that a
good sign for getting
Peg to recede in the
public's mind?
A: Yes, it's
completely different. My
husband (Kurt Sutter,
co-executive producer of
"The Shield") wrote it
for me, and (the
character) is a fiercely
loyal mother to her
children and her
(motorcycle) club, and
I'm kind of that way in
life. Also, I have this
recurring role on "Eli
Stone," which is really
fun, so perceptions are
loosening up.
Q: In the early
'70s, you were a backup
singer for Bob Dylan.
What did you take away
from that experience?
A: It was a very
limited time I worked
with him, only a couple
of months. I learned
that it's important to
speak up for yourself,
because at the time I
was so starstruck, I was
only 18 years old, I
could barely say
anything to him. In
retrospect, I think, "I
should have talked, made
my opinions clear."
Q: What did Bette
Midler teach you?
A: How to work
hard. I never worked so
hard in my life. And I
haven't worked so hard
since. She has an
amazing work ethic. I
went over all over the
world with her, and I
cannot tell you how many
hotel lobbies I
rehearsed in, because
she would decide at the
last minute that we
would have to rehearse a
number, that's just how
she worked. Even though
it's the same show every
night, she was
constantly perfecting
it. Bette was such a
consummate performer and
my show is really not
like a Bette show, not
as theatrical as all
that.
Q: Did any one
singer specifically
influence your style?
A: When I worked
with Etta James --
musically, that's where
my emphasis is. Etta was
someone I was in awe of,
musically.
Q: With roles in
two TV series and giving
more than 20 touring
performances a year, is
it tough to fit it all
into your schedule?
A: It's hard
times right now, and the
fact that I'm working
doesn't go lightly by
me. I'm grateful.
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