By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first September 2017 edition of Jake’s Take: New Music Reviews! Some of our favorite superstar acts have released new material, while several famous icons’ estates have released some interesting posthumous material. Also, Jake’s Take continues to rising artists that could make big waves in the music industry. […]
The Clairvoyants return to “America’s Got Talent” as finalists are revealed
September 6, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last year, The Clairvoyants’ Thommy Tan and Amelie van Tass took the world by storm as they took mentalism to a whole another level of excellence. Throughout each stage of the competition, Thommy and Amelie blew the judges and audiences away with their impeccable routines that landed them in the […]
A Conversation with Rory O’Malley
September 6, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome Tony-nominated performer Rory O’Malley to Jake’s Take. The actor-singer made his Broadway debut in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Leaf Coneybear before joining the original company of The Book of Mormon. His portrayal of the openly closeted Mormon Elder McKinley earned […]
The Season 12 semifinals begin on “America’s Got Talent”
September 5, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s the Season 12 Semifinals! Tonight, the first group of 11 semi-finalists duked it out for a place in the Season 12 Finale. Who made the Dolby Theatre audience cheer? Who impressed Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and Howie Mandel? Plus, who were the two lucky Wild Card acts that […]
Jake’s Take: Happy 15th Birthday, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
September 5, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Today, The Ellen DeGeneres Show is celebrating its 15th anniversary season! Since September 2003, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres has provided audiences worldwide with constant hours of laughter and dancing. Here are several moments from show history that has made this 59-time Emmy-winning talk show a television phenomenon. Ellen’s first phone conversation with […]
Jake’s Take: Whoopi’s Tenth Anniversary on The View
August 31, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Whoopi Goldberg will celebrate a significant milestone when ABC daytime talk show, The View, returns to the airwaves on Tuesday, September 5. The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-winning actress and comedian will celebrate her tenth anniversary as The View moderator. Jake’s Take is celebrating Whoopi’s huge milestone by revealing our favorite […]
Mat Franco returns to “America’s Got Talent” for a magical results night
August 30, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that it has been three years since Mat Franco became the first magician in history to win America’s Got Talent. Mat Franco bested countless acts such as friends to the blog: Emily West, Sons of Serendip, and Emil & Dariel, to win the $1,000,000 cash prize […]
Voices and wild cards headline final round of “AGT: Season 12’” quarterfinals
August 29, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com As a longtime viewer and recap columnist of America’s Got Talent, it has been very hard for me to watch this season. There have been numerous kid acts that have been voted through by the American public like never before. While dancer Merrick Hanna, ventriloquist Darci Lynn, and nine-year-old phenom Angelica […]
A Conversation with Ray Dalton
August 28, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ray Dalton to Jake’s Take. Ray Dalton began his musical journey in Seattle, Washington, where he was working on a goal of working with all of the city’s talented rappers. However, in 2011, Ray Dalton’s life was changed forever when producer Ryan Lewis […]
Jake’s Take: New Music Reviews (The End of August 2017 Edition)
August 25, 2017 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that August 25 is the final Friday of August 2017! This year has gone quicksilver fast, and there is still time for artists everywhere to release new music. In this edition, Jake’s Take highlights the fighters who faced numerous challenges along their respective journeys and how […]
