{"id":27717,"date":"2023-04-27T09:30:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=27717"},"modified":"2023-04-27T09:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:30:39","slug":"on-stage-classic-vocalists-portrayed-at-peoples-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=27717","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: Classic vocalists portrayed at People’s Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bethany Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n

Fans of classic female vocalists as well as theater patrons will both find something to their liking in Chester County starting this week \u2013 and it\u2019s the same show.<\/p>\n

People\u2019s Light\u00a0(39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org<\/a>), currently is presenting a show that features the music of Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, \u00c9dith Piaf, and Maria Callas \u2013 all great singers and all very different.<\/p>\n

The show is the critically acclaimed production\u00a0\u201cSongs for Nobodies,\u201d which was written by Australian playwright\u00a0Joanna Murray-Smith.<\/p>\n

Making this show extra-special is that all five singers are portrayed by the same woman. The one-woman show stars actress and singer\u00a0Bethany Thomas.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0\u201cSongs for Nobodies,\u201d Thomas appears as 10 characters — the five culture-defining divas and the five titular \u201cnobodies\u201d who propel the play through stories about their unlikely encounters with each singer. The show is directed by\u00a0Rob Lindley\u00a0and runs from April 26-May 21, with 27 performances presented on the Leonard C. Haas Stage, a 340-seat performance venue housed in an 18th-century stone barn.<\/p>\n

\u201cSongs for Nobodies\u201d demonstrates the power of music to create profound connections in everyday life. The show follows five women who work uninspiring jobs, beset by self-doubt and unfortunate circumstances, before experiencing unexpected encounters with the musical icons they idolize.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my third time performing this role,\u201d said Thomas, during a phone interview last week prior to a tech rehearsal at People\u2019s Light.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did the U.S. premiere at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre in 2018 and then later did the show at Chicago\u2019s Northlight Theatre in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2021, they were going to bring it to this theater. It was going to be a co-production with People\u2019s Light that July. \u00a0Then, it was put on hold because of COVID.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been ready for five years. Finally, we actually got to do it in September 2021 in Chicago. It was one of the first shows to come back with live audiences. It went well but it was still in a time when people were hesitant to coming to the theater.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas is a Chicago-based singer, actor, and writer known for work at The Goodman (\u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d), Writers\u2019 Theater (\u201cOnce,\u201d \u201cInto the Woods\u201d), Chicago Shakespeare (\u201cThe Tempest\u201d), Milwaukee Rep (\u201cHedwig and the Angry Inch,\u201d \u201cThe Color Purple\u201d), and more. As a singer\/songwriter, she recently toured and recorded with Jon Langford and released two albums of original music \u2013 \u201cMaterial Flats\u201d (with Tawny Newsome) and her solo effort \u201cBT\/She\/Her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s director Rob Lindley was enthusiastic about the opportunity to direct \u201cSongs for Nobodies\u201d for People\u2019s Light and promised audiences that Thomas\u2019s performance \u201cwill leave your jaw on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Lindley, \u201cI can\u2019t think of another performer who could pull off this massive show beside Bethany Thomas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs theatre artists, we are used to putting our hearts and souls into something and then letting it go. This production gives us a rare and exciting chance to revisit this beautiful piece and make it even better.<\/p>\n

\u201cBethany and I had such a great experience bringing \u2018Songs for Nobodies\u2019 to Chicago audiences, and I can’t wait to revive, re-tool, and re-calibrate our show for People’s Light audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas said, \u201cThe space that we\u2019re doing the show here is a lot different. It\u2019s the largest space. At Milwaukee, it was a cabaret space. In Chicago, it was a thrust stage with three sides.\u201d<\/p>\n

In theatre, a thrust stage (also known as a platform stage or open stage) is\u00a0one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its upstage end.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt People\u2019s Light, I can make it bigger,\u201d said Thomas. \u201cI can make it reach the back of the theater.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are five different sections. In one, there is a lady bathroom attendant at a very fancy place. Judy Garland came in and they talked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this role, I play the nobody. I play the artist. I sing the songs. And we talk to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI portray Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, \u00c9dith Piaf, and Maria Callas. It\u2019s all over the place chakra-wise. \u201c<\/p>\n

Featuring timeless classics such as \u201cCome Rain or Come Shine,\u201d \u201cCrazy,\u201d and \u201cAin\u2019t Nobody\u2019s Business If I Do,\u201d Thomas deftly brings each of these performers to life as she rotates through singing styles and genres accompanied by a live band.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a singer, I\u2019ve always sung in a lot of genres and styles,\u201d said Thomas. \u201cI\u2019m able to access a lot of parts with my voice, which is mostly on the soprano-to-baritone range.<\/p>\n

Video link for \u201cSongs for Nobodies\u201d \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/M5e0O6-B_ag<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSongs for Nobodies\u201d will run now through May 21 at People\u2019s Light.<\/p>\n

Tickets start at $47, including fees.<\/p>\n

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Lili A\u00f1el<\/p><\/div>\n

Lili A\u00f1el has been making interesting soulful music for more than three decades \u2013 going all the way back to her debut album, \u201cLaughed Last,\u201d which was released in 1994.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in South Bronx, New York, A\u00f1el has been a fixture in the Philadelphia music scene for almost as long. She has performed in venues all around the Delaware Valley, including Kennett Flash, Steel City Coffee House, outdoor venues in Kennett Square and Burlap & Bean.<\/p>\n

On April 28, A\u00f1el will make a return visit to one of her favorite area venues — Jamey\u2019s House of Music \u00a0(32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985,\u00a0www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI love playing Jamey\u2019s,\u201d said A\u00f1el, during a phone interview Wednesday afternoon from her home in Philadelphia. \u201cThe sound is impeccable, and the food is outrageously good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gastronomically, Jamey\u2019s holds the distinction of being the first restaurant in Lansdowne to sell alcoholic beverages since prohibition in the 1920s. The kitchen, which is open from 6-9:30 p.m. on show nights, offers an eclectic and delicious made-to-order menu of Asian inspired American fare with plenty of vegetarian options along with yummy desserts, fresh brewed coffees from Green Street Coffee Roasters, assorted espressos, and cold drinks.<\/p>\n

Similarly, A\u00f1el\u2019s sound is impeccable, and her music is outrageously good.<\/p>\n

Right now, A\u00f1el\u2019s most recent album is \u201cBetter Days,\u201d which was recorded in 2018 and originally released in 2019, and then released again on October 1, 2021 as \u201cBetter Days (remastered).\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe album was originally released on a small, independent label \u2013 Winding Way Records,\u201d said A\u00f1el, who was the winner of three New York Music Awards — Best Singer-Songwriter, Best Jazz Album and Best Female Jazz Vocalist. \u201cThen, the pandemic came, and everything disappeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recorded the album with Dale Melton. He\u2019s an excellent engineer. He played keyboards, co-produced it and engineered it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album has a Chester County link \u2013 or two. When \u201cAnother Place, Another Time\u201d came out in 2017, she did a CD release show at the Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville. Her last few albums have been recorded in a Dale Melton\u2019s studio in Chester County.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded \u2018Better Days\u2019 at Dale\u2019s studio out in the country called Sandbox at\u00a0Buck Hollow\u00a0Farm,\u201d said A\u00f1el. \u201cIt\u2019s a really quiet place near Coatesville.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in 2007, I performed an outdoor show in Kennett Square (Anson B. Nixon Park Concert Series). I was promoting my album, \u2018Dream Again.\u2019 I met Dale. We exchanged numbers and became friends. At the time, I was doing my recording at Morningstars Studios (Norristown) with Glenn Barratt.<\/p>\n

\u201cAround 2011, Dale said to come check out his studio. At first, I saw the barn and I said \u2013 O.K. I didn\u2019t expect much. Then, I went in and it was great. It was a real studio with a lot of great equipment.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy this point, we had started performing together. I had a bass player and a drummer and added Dale. We got together and it worked really well. Dale plays Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer \u2013 anything keyboard-related.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organ \u2013 especially the legendary B3 \u2013 already had a place in A\u00f1el\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a kid, the first instrument I really liked was the organ,\u201d said A\u00f1el. \u201cThe song \u2018Whiter Shade of Pale,\u2019 was great and then there was Percy Sledge\u2019s \u2018When a Man Loves a Woman.\u2019 When I was a child in the South Bronx, I sang in church to organ music. That sound has been in my heart aways.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a kid, my twin sister Barbara was the first musician in the family. She played piano. A little while later, my mom bought me a guitar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have the twin vibe. Even now, when I write a song, I play it for her and she\u2019s my litmus test.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the second version of \u201cBetter Days,\u201d improvement was the main goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took all the tracks and remastered them,\u201d said A\u00f1el, who was a nominee for the prestigious PEW Center for Arts and Heritage Fellowship in 2018. \u201cWe edited each of them and Dale did the mastering.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe added two new tracks to the original. One was a live version of \u2018Got Me Thinking,\u2019 which was recorded at WRTI in Philadelphia. This track had never been publicly heard before.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other bonus track, \u2018Climb the Wall,\u2019 is from my album \u2018I Can See Bliss From Here.\u2019 We loved the song.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk about the downturn of the economy in \u2018Climb the Wall,\u2019 the album\u2019s opening track. I sing \u2014 \u2018It can all be gone forever in the blink of an eye, lose your job, lose your car, lose your house, lose your mind.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

But she maintains hope and finishes the song with the verse \u201cClimb the wall, get to the other side, scale the hurt, leave it behind, find the answers.\u201d<\/p>\n

A\u00f1el\u2019s music shows influences of jazz, folk, Latin, pop and blues. A\u00f1el, who is a New York-born Cuban-African American, came by these influences naturally.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never referred to myself as jazz but I have jazz inclinations based on people I listen to,\u201d said A\u00f1el, who grew up in the multicultural environment of the South Bronx. \u201cI like sophisticated harmonic structures. My music is very varied including songs that are straight-up folk songs and others that are Latin jazz.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even the same songs from the same album can sound varied \u2013 if you remix them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith remixing songs, you make a recording and like everything,\u201d said A\u00f1el, \u201cThen, if you go back and listen a few months later, you think \u2013 we could have done this better.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Jamey\u2019s Friday night, A\u00f1el will be accompanied by Sam Nobles on acoustic bass and Jonathan W. Whitney on percussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always working on new songs,\u201d said A\u00f1el. \u201cI have a lot of new material. The pandemic showed us that we can work with our own time.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the show at Jamey\u2019s, we\u2019ll be playing songs from \u2018Better Days\u2019 and adding some new material. I\u2019ll be doing songs from all my records.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Lili A\u00f1el — https:\/\/youtu.be\/7Q8vQK7MWRg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Jamey\u2019s on April 28 will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $15 Advance Online and $20 at the Door.<\/p>\n

The show at Jamey\u2019s on April 29 will feature Tattar Tucker Moog Martin.<\/p>\n

The seasoned quartet is dedicated to honoring the root of music exploration. Whether it\u2019s traditional Blues, Ragtime, Rock \u2018n Roll, Swing or Boogie-Woogie, it all comes back to the root.<\/p>\n

Tattar Tucker Moog Martin takes audiences with them on a trip through the American roadhouse of beat, melody and honest musical expression.<\/p>\n

The show at Jamey\u2019s on Saturday will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $15 Advance Online and $20 at the Door.<\/p>\n

Jamey\u2019s House of Music is a prime destination to hear folk, jazz and blues music every Thursday through Sunday.<\/p>\n

The \u201cThursday Night Jazz Jam\u201d and the \u201cSunday Blues Brunch & Jam\u201d are regular features on Jamey\u2019s calendar while Friday and Saturday night shows feature national and regional acts.<\/p>\n

The Dave Reiter Trio lays down the backing for some out of this world jazz to happen, and you never know who might show up to join in. Reiter is a long-time jazz pro and is equally at home on the seven-string guitar, Nord keyboard or the venue\u2019s top of the line Hammond organ setup. Bill Marconi is on drums; his name is known to jazz aficionados around the world. Holding down the bottom is first-call Philly bassist, George Livanos.<\/p>\n

The guest singer tonight will be Khadija Renee. Hailing from Chester, Renee is a gospel and jazz singer with a powerful voice that recalls the jazz greats of a bygone era.<\/p>\n

Music gets underway at 7 p.m. and there is a $10 cover charge.<\/p>\n

The Candlelight\u00a0Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313,\u00a0www.candlelighttheatredelaware.org<\/a>) presents a series of stage productions every season \u2013 most of which are musicals. The theater also has one Candlelight Comedy Club show each month.<\/p>\n

On April 29, the dinner theater in northern Delaware will host a special event \u2013 \u201cThe Candlelight Theater Presents Broadway\u2019s Tyler Hanes in Concert,\u201d which is billed as \u201ca concert to benefit education programs at Candlelight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tyler Jonathan Hanes\u00a0is an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer best known for his work in Broadway musicals.<\/p>\n

Hanes started dancing at the age of seven after following the influence of his sisters. He attended\u00a0Pebblebrook High School, The Cobb County Center for the Performing Arts, as well as\u00a0Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.<\/p>\n

Hanes was discovered by\u00a0Ann Reinking\u00a0while attending Broadway Theater Project in\u00a0Tampa, Florida. She cast him in the first national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical,\u00a0\u201cFosse.\u201d\u00a0He left the tour to attend Carnegie Mellon University but left after a year to make his Broadway debut in the 2002 Broadway revival of\u00a0\u201cOklahoma!\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after, he appeared in the original Broadway companies of\u00a0\u201cUrban Cowboy,\u201d\u00a0\u201cThe Boy From Oz,\u201d \u201cThe Frogs,\u201d \u201cSweet Charity,\u201d and as Larry in the original revival company of\u00a0\u201cA Chorus Line.\u201d\u00a0Hanes also appeared in the Broadway companies of\u00a0\u201cHairspray,\u201d and\u00a0\u201cOn the Town.\u201d<\/p>\n

Off-Broadway, Hanes has starred in the musical\u00a0\u201cJuno\u201d and Stephen Sondheim\u2019s \u201cA Bed And A Chair: A NY Love Affair.\u201d Hanes also starred as\u00a0Rum Tum Tugger\u00a0in the Broadway Revival of\u00a0\u201cCats.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a choreographer, his work includes\u00a0\u201cDancing with the Stars,\u201d\u00a0Kristin Chenoweth\u2019s \u201cSome Lessons Learned\u201d\u00a0World Tour,\u00a0the Latin American premiere of\u00a0\u201cEl Chico De Oz\u201d\u00a0in Lima, Peru, \u201cKristin Chenoweth: For The Girls\u00a0on Broadway.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show on April 29 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 and include hors d\u2019oeuvres and a cash bar.<\/p>\n

The Candlelight Dinner Theatre will begin its next production, \u201cThe Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,\u201d on May 13. The show will run through June 25.<\/p>\n

Years ago, many of the top blues guitarists were either Chicago-based or had roots in the South\u2026in states such as Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.<\/p>\n

In the last 50 years, Texas has blossomed as a breeding ground for blues guitar greats with a lineup that includes Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Freddie King, Albert Collins and Billy Gibbons.<\/p>\n

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Clay Melton<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, there is another blues axeman from Texas waiting in the wings to join the illustrious list \u2013 Clay Melton.<\/p>\n

Blues-rock prodigies are a special breed.<\/p>\n

They live and breathe the fiery swagger of electric guitars and the irresistible allure of rhythm-soaked sounds. That\u2019s Clay Melton\u2019s musical calling in a nutshell.<\/p>\n

Just 28 years old, the Louisiana-born and Texas-based blues-rocker has already spent 15 years performing live. His powerfully raspy voice and wicked guitar licks leave no doubt he\u2019s grown up in the school of barroom blues-rock.<\/p>\n

Melton\u2019s 2022 release, \u201cLive in Texas,\u201d which includes 10 original songs and one cover, received serious airplay in the U.S. and abroad. His riveting cover of ZZ Top\u2019s, \u201cJesus Just Left Chicago,\u201d climbed to the\u00a0#1 song in the world\u00a0on the Roots Music Blues Rock chart in June 2022. The album boasts production and engineering credits by five-time Grammy winner Malcolm Harper (The Black Keys, Mary J. Blige, Keith Urban and many others) as well as Clay himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cLive in Texas\u201d is Melton\u2019s follow-up to 2021\u2019s critically acclaimed release,\u00a0\u201cBack to Blue,\u201d where the title track also climbed to the # 1 song in the world on Roots Music Blues Rock chart while the album reached the #9 position. \u201cBack to Blue\u201d is Melton\u2019s follow-up to 2017\u2019s critically acclaimed, full-length debut Burn the Ships which climbed the charts to #5 on Billboard Heatseekers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first exposure to music was when my dad gave me his cassettes \u2013 Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, classic rock,\u201d said Melton, during a phone interview last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was 10, he played me Jimi Hendrix\u2019s \u2018All Along the Watchtower.\u2019 I vividly remember the slide solo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got my first guitar when I was 11. I was listening to ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when I started getting into players from an earlier generation. Buddy Guy was one of the first I really got excited about. My dad was nice enough to take me out to a blues jam when I was 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly on my listening was pretty blues heavy. I wasn\u2019t listening to what was popular on the radio. I was listening to Robin Trower, Albert Collins, Freddie King and Wes Montgomery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melton\u2019s more straight up blues playing reveals him to be a fiery, inventive player that also shows off an introspective and reflective side of his personality.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we lean into the rocking side, it\u2019s because of Zep,\u201d said Melton. \u201cWe\u2019re a trio. We keep trying to push the envelope with the three of us.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy drummer Zach Grindle has been with me for nine years. I\u2019ve been friends with my bass player Zachary Cox since middle school. We played together in a hard rock band in high school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melton is currently working on a new album. The first single,\u00a0\u201cAlive on a Wire,\u201d was released back in February and the new one, \u201cRunner,\u201d came out two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking at a spring 2024 release for the album,\u201d said Melton. \u201cWe\u2019re working in a different way.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur previous albums were done in a studio with a producer present. On this one, we\u2019re using our home studio \u2013 no fancy mics but it sounds great. Wee still work with our producer remotely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Clay Melton \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/B0_AtUi4xHU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Sellersville Theater on April 28, which also features Murali Coryell, will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices start at $29.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming shows at the Sellersville Theater are John Doe Folk Trio on April 27, Suzanne Vega on April 29, Jeff Allen on April 30, Lee Ritenour on May 2 and Carbon Leaf on May 3.<\/p>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) will present Arlen Roth on April 28 and Pat Bianchi on April 29.<\/p>\n

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org<\/a>) will present \u201cLive and Unplugged: Nirvana\u201d on April 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Fans of classic female vocalists as well as theater patrons will both find something to their liking in Chester County starting this week \u2013 and it\u2019s the same show. People\u2019s Light\u00a0(39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, www.peopleslight.org), currently is presenting a show that features the music of Judy Garland, Patsy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4357],"tags":[11056,11057,3162,1511],"class_list":["post-27717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-d-arts-entertainment","tag-bethany-thomas","tag-clay-melton","tag-featured","tag-lili-anel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27718,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27717\/revisions\/27718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}