After spending the bulk of 2005 holed up at The Woodshop Studios, Singer/songwriter James Pender emerged squint-eyed and smiling with ten original recordings that would soon become “Lazy Mutinado”
From a basket of burnt years, broken melodies and a boat full of lyrics, Pender cleverly chronicles the adventures and mis-adventures of an overly observant songwriter. “A song is always better than the real story.” From the crowded bar intro of the rocker Innocent Victim right up until the last note of the Poguesy

Lazy Friends, Mutinado succeeds in creating an incredible upbeat atmosphere littered with slick melodies, solid dynamics , and enough rumblin’ ear candy to make a deaf man cry.

In November of 2005, Pender recruited “Honeybox” drummer Keith Gallant, “Mexican Bus Rides” Hugh Smith on bass and local guitar slinger Craig Watson to perform the songs live. With James’s wife Stace stepping in on piano, and history patiently waiting The Dying Embers were born.

For the next 3 months while the band set out to bring the CD to life, Pender began to blaze a path for the Embers. Thru supportive local media, the web and some good old fashion propaganda, the band received a great rush of exposure and they had yet to even play their first show, but on February 11th, the Embers finally delivered.
Playing to a more than packed house, fans finally got their first taste of the living, breathing Dying Embers.

After opening the show with a champagne salute to the band, Pender and the gang blazed thru the night like a gas soaked Cadillac burning off one song after another as if they were already rock n roll classics!!!! Before the first song was even finished the dance floor was jammed, the front doors had to be locked and everyone agreed that if the energy at the show that night was any indication of things to come, then the Embers are well on their way to becoming a “band on fire indeed!”

With a full tank of momentum, the band continued to stomp out their acoustic laced rock songs thru out the valley and it was at their next big show “Mutiny at The Brig” that they secured a coveted spot at Sunfest 06.“Mutiny at The Brig” also proved to be a stepping stone for the Embers.

“As a band, I found we’d drifted a little off track a little too soon. We hadn’t yet presented the songs 100% and already I could see us passing them by”. With news of Sunfest on the horizon, Pender realized that the Ember machine had to slow down, re focus on the album and up the ante in order to fully deserve the invitation. It was during this time and without pleasure that Craig was replaced by Jeff Layher on electric guitar. Craig’s a great guitar player but he’s got enough on the go in his own rock n roll world.” And so, with a new found vigor and a match to the can, The valleys own Dying Embers gear up for their biggest show to date.



 

 

Presented by Wide Glide Productions &
Warm Valley Contracting