The Five Question Challenge with Actress Jessica Sherr

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome actress, performer, and playwright Jessica Sherr to Jake’s Take. The San Diego, California native, is a rising star in the entertainment industry as she had co-starring roles on popular dramas such as Blue Bloods, Claws, and Flight of the Conchords.  She also made appearances in […]

A Conversation with Singer-Songwriter Joel Taylor

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Joel Taylor to Jake’s Take. The multi-instrumentalist relocated from his native Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the music industry. When he arrived in the City of Angels, Joel rented a room from renowned guitar maker James Trussart, and he […]

Jake’s Take’s Concert Reviews: Van Alden At Arlene’s Grocery

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Before Paul Abrahamian became a household name on CBS’s Big Brother, he was an accomplished musician and frontman for his band, Van Alden.  2018 has been a big year for Van Alden as they released the band’s self-titled debut EP. Currently, Van Alden is traveling across North America to commemorate the […]

Jake’s Take’s Best of 2018: Top 20 Reality TV Performances

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com   It is hard to believe that 2018 is coming to a close! Every year, Jake’s Take delivers a “Best Of” series that celebrates the year in music, comics, and television.  Up first, we honor some of the best performances from arts-based Reality TV shows. This year, Jake’s Take found 20 […]

The Five Question Challenge with Hudson Taylor’s Alfie and Harry

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Hudson Taylor’s Alfie and Harry Hudson-Taylor to Jake’s Take. Since the duo released their 2015 debut album, Singing for Strangers, the Irish Americana brothers have taken the music world by storm.  This year, Hudson Taylor supported Hozier as the “Nina Cried Power” singer-songwriter traveled across […]

Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: The 2018 Black Friday Edition

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com   Attention, shoppers! You survived Thanksgiving! Up next, Black Friday! If you are heading out looking for gifts for the music lovers in your life, here are some of the albums that I would recommend that you check out as potential gifts for Christmas and Hanukkah. We got a lot of […]

Jake’s Take’s Concert Reviews: Indie Collaborative At Carnegie Hall

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com  Since its opening in April 1891, Carnegie Hall has hosted a variety of performers that ranged from classical musicians to controversial comedians. On November 19, the historic concert venue’s Weill Recital Hall welcomed another group of extraordinary musicians— the Indie Collaborative. The Indie Collaborative is an international group of over 2,000 […]

Jake’s Take Pays Tribute To Stan Lee (1922 to 2018)

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is with great sadness that I have to report the death of Stan Lee.  Countless media outlets such as NBC News, NPR, The Hollywood Reporter, and TMZ reported that the pop culture icon passed away at 95-years-old at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Hospital. Stan Lee’s Legacy The legendary writer (whose real […]

Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of November 9, 2018

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that we are nine days into November and Thanksgiving is in a few weeks! Just in case you needed to start making your Thanksgiving night playlist, Jake’s Take has some new music that might make it to your Turkey Day celebration playlist.   Walls by Barbra […]

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