By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Cyndi Lauper is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all-time! She is one of the few artists that has received an Emmy Award (for her guest appearance on NBC’s Mad About You), two Grammys, and a Tony Award (for Kinky Boots’ Best Original Score). Several of Ms. Lauper’s hits, “Girls Just […]
The “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” champion is crowned!
September 14, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! Tonight, America’s Got Talent awarded its $1,000,000 grand prize to the nation’s next big act at the Dolby Theatre. Was history made this evening? Did another Golden Buzzer act win? Read on to find out… After Nick had introduced the Top 10 and the judges, the show took […]
The “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” Top 10 duke it out for $1,000,000
September 13, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Thousands auditioned, but hundreds of acts were invited to face the America’s Got Talent (AGT) judges: Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and the first time in AGT history: show creator Simon Cowell. While only nine acts received the Golden Buzzer, several performers have built passionate fan bases, and they have […]
The Top Eight Music-based Performances from “America’s Got Talent: Season 11”
September 12, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent: Season 11 will conclude on Wednesday, as host Nick Cannon will announce who is America’s next $1,000,000 act! Before any of the Top 10 take the Dolby Theatre stage for their final chance to impress America, here are Jake’s Take’s Top Eight music-based performances from this season. #8-Sal […]
Jake’s Take On: 9/11-15 Years Later
September 11, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com “Where were you when…” is a very familiar phrase that can be used to refer to historical events. For my grandparents’ generation, it was “Where were you when Pearl Harbor happened?” or “When the Japanese surrendered?” For my parents, Gloria and Matthew Elyachar, and their generation, it was “Where were you […]
Jake’s Take: New Music Reviews: Week of September 9, 2016
September 9, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first September 2016 edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of ground to cover! So let’s get this party started. The Sting Variations by the Tierney Sutton Band Seven-time Grammy-nominated artist Tierney Sutton and her band kick off this edition with their latest studio […]
Meet your second set of “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” finalists
September 7, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the second set of America’s Got Talent: Season 11 semifinalists took the Dolby Theatre stage by storm. I believe that there was a fine line between “not ready for prime time” and “ready for Las Vegas” and several of the semifinalists proved that not only willing to win the […]
“America’s Got Talent: Season 11” Semifinalists make their case
September 6, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America, you disappointed me last week! By voting through Grace Vanderwaal and Laura Bretan, you sent home two acts who should have been standing in the winner’s circle (Malevo and Musicality Vocal Group). Grace felt the pressure of the unorthodoxly high expectations during her third performance, while Laura won another Got […]
Jake’s Take Celebrates “The View’s” 20th Anniversary
September 1, 2016 By
It’s hard to believe that 19 years ago, news icon Barbara Walters launched a show that has redefined daytime television. Jake’s Take looks back at some of the greatest moments from the past 19 seasons of the ABC talk show. The first episode (1997) On August 11, 1997, The View aired its very first episode. The […]
Meet your first set of “America’s Got Talent: Season 11” finalists
August 31, 2016 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the first set of America’s Got Talent: Season 11 semifinalists took the Dolby Theatre stage for their shot to appear in the finals! Several acts such as the Edgar Family Band, Jon Dorenbos, Malevo, and Musicality Vocal Group stepped up to the plate and gave some of their personal […]
