By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 18 Judges’ Auditions continued! Tonight, a new set of hopefuls competed to impress the judges (Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel, and Heidi Klum) and the Pasadena Civic Auditorium audience! However, the AGT audience was waiting to see if Sofia would press the Golden Buzzer. Since joining the […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Marshall Law Band
July 16, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome the Marshall Law Band to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. The Marshall Law Band is a hip-hop, rock, and funk music collective formed in 2017 by rapper Marshall Hugh and saxophonist Marty Thordarson, who were college roommates. The group includes bassist Evan Robertson, drummer […]
‘AGT: Season 18’ Enters Week 6 of Auditions
July 11, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT) returned from their Independence Day hiatus for a sixth round of Judges’ Auditions! Tonight, a new set of hopefuls entered the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage to impress judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel, and Heidi Klum. Who received the magical set of four “Yeses”? Which acts […]
Jake’s Take New Music Reviews: Week of July 7, 2023
July 6, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews for the second half of 2023. We got a lot of music to unpack, so let’s get this party started. Central City by Big Freedia Big Freedia dropped their first studio album in nine years! Since the release of 2014’s Just Be Free, Big Freedia […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: WOWASHWOW
July 5, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome recording artist WOWASHWOW as a guest of The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Known as the Queen of the Bop, WOWASHWOW has a flare for the theatrical and a freestyling fluency fierce enough to threaten the male-dominated hip-hop scene and brings an “unbridled bravado thorough no […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Wes Miller
July 2, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome screenwriter and director Wes Miller to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Wes is an upcoming filmmaker dedicated to exploring America’s ongoing social and cultural problems. He specializes in exploring pulpy slices of Americana violence through the eyes of flawed characters. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, […]
It’s Week 5 of ‘AGT: Season 18’ Judges Auditions
June 27, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America’s Got Talent (AGT): Season 18 is on a hot streak! Over the past few weeks, we have seen phenomenal acts take the Pasadena Civic Center stage to prove that they are worthy of joining the likes of Terry Fator, Darci Lynne, Shin Lim, Kodi Lee, and the Mayyas in the Champions’ […]
Jake’s Take Podcast: Max Talisman
June 25, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome actor, screenwriter, and director Max Talisman to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Growing up in Washington, DC, Max was always true to himself, and having a close relationship with his parents, he felt comfortable and supported to live his life in the arts […]
New Music Reviews: Week of June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the latest edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! We got a lot of music to unpack, so let’s start this party. The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe It has been six years since my fellow Kansas Citian – Emmy-winning singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe – released her game-changing […]
Jake’s Take’s Podcast: Gerard Longo, Pt. 2
June 22, 2023 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Gerard Longo back to The Jake’s Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. Gerard is the founder of the Underground Music Collective (UMC). The journey to the UMC’s founding started in the summer of 2013. He worked in New York City as a contractor at a major corporation, […]
