By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Six years ago, a bails bond person named Emma Swan was living an unhappy life in Boston. That all changed when her biological son, Henry, showed up on her doorstep and invited her to come home to Storybrooke to break his adopted mother: The Evil Queen’s curse, which robbed the residents […]
Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews (Week of December 2, 2016)
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the final 2016 edition of Jake’s Take’s “New Music Reviews”! I have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get this party started. Starboy by The Weeknd The Weeknd is back! Last year, the R&B star took the world by storm with his 2015 smash Beauty Behind the […]
Jake’s Take’s Top 20 Reality TV Performances of 2016-Part One
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s hard to believe that 2016 is ending in less than one month. This was a monumental year in performance-based Reality TV. American Idol took its final bow; Simon Cowell became the head judge on three TV shows, and Alicia Keys and Miley Cyrus became the first two female coaches to […]
Dolly Parton and Pentatonix provide the entertainment as two artists are eliminated from “The Voice: Season 11”
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, The Voice: Season 11 Top 10 took the stage and sang for your votes. Two dark horses emerged in the form of Team Adam’s Brendan Fletcher and Team Alicia’s Christian Cuevas, as they had breakout moments with their covers of Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” and Lady Gaga’s “Million […]
“The Voice: Season 11” Top 10 sing for your votes!
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Breaking news! Two artists will be eliminated tomorrow night during the results. Tonight, the remaining ten artists sang for your votes. Which artists raised their game? Who might face off for the Instant Save? Read on to find out! Billy Gilman kicked off the night by visiting his country roots and […]
Rumple goes on a rampage on “Once Upon a Time”
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com As longtime Once Upon a Time fans know, there are consequences for crossing the Dark One known as Rumpelstiltskin a.k.a. Mr. Gold! If you ever hurt or humiliate him, you might lose a limb or your soul (just ask Hook and his ex-wife, Milah). Harm or kill any of his loved […]
A Conversation with Jonathan Blalock
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome one of the opera world’s brightest tenors, Jonathan Blalock, to Jake’s Take. He has performed in countless productions ranging from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Puccini’s Turandot to Rodgers’ South Pacific and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. Jonathan’s superb performances have received praise from numerous media […]














