By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back to American Idol’s Hollywood Week! For 13 years, this crucial week is where the greatest talent rises from the pack and proves themselves worthy for a spot in the Top 24. After singing for their lives on the first solo day, the remaining contestants had to endure Hollywood Week’s […]
Jake’s Take On….Rosie O’Donnell’s departure from “The View”
February 11, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of my all-time favorite talk show hosts is Rosie O’Donnell! I first became a fan of the Queen of Nice when I was eight years-old and watched episodes of her first talk show: The Rosie O’Donnell Show and when she hosted various award shows such as The Grammys and Nickelodeon […]
New Music Releases: Week of February 9, 2015
February 10, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Did everyone enjoy the Grammys? While Sam Smith is still taking his victory lap for his four wins, New Music Releases marches forward with artists who might just shake things up at the 2016 Grammy Awards. Face the Fire by Michelle Chamuel One of Jake’s Take’s favorite Voice alums has […]
Superstars & legends rock the Staples Center to celebrate the 2015 Grammys
February 8, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, it is not Christmas! It’s the Grammys! Tonight, the greatest artists in the world arrived in the Staples Center to entertain their fellow artists and the millions of viewers watching from all around the world. Read on to find out who won […]
Jake’s Take: My All-Time Favorite Grammy Moments
February 7, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Grammys are tomorrow night! This year, a diverse group of artists ranging from current chart-toppers such as Katy Perry, Kanye West, Sam Smith and Jessie J to music legends such as Madonna, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Paul McCartney will be taking the Staples Center stage. As host LL […]
The dreaded Group Round rear its ugly head on “Idol”
February 5, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com American Idol XIV kicked off its Hollywood Week last night! In a show first, the judges (Harry Connick, Jr., Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban) asked 38 of their most memorable performers to perform in front of them one more time! A good chunk of them including Adam Ezegelian, Trevor Douglas, Savion […]
Hollywood Week begins on “Idol”
February 4, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com So far this season, Idol viewers have seen the judges give out hundreds of Golden Tickets to aspiring superstars…who want their shot to sing on the same stage that made Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert stars! Now, the competition really begins as over […]
A Conversation with Collabro
February 4, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a thrill to welcome English supergroup Collabro to Jake’s Take! Michael Auger, Richard Hadfield, Jamie Lambert, Matt Pagan and Thomas J. Redgrave captured the world’s attention when they showed off their impeccable harmonies when they auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent (BGT). After winning the show’s eighth season, the band […]
New Music Releases of February 1, 2015
February 3, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to another exciting edition of New Music Releases! This week, I am taking a look at the latest material from Bob Dylan, a couple of fan-favorite bands and two new artists that are going to rock the music scene. Reflection by Fifth Harmony Three years ago, Fifth Harmony placed in […]
Shaping Sound Dance Company takes KC by storm
January 31, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Three years ago, I heard about a new revolutionary dance company that was going to take this country (and the world) by storm! Four of my generation’s premier dancers: Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and Kyle Robinson founded Shaping Sound Dance Company and set their sights on reimagining the art […]
