By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last summer, America was introduced to the Bad Boys of Hand Balancing! Longtime friends and acrocomedians, Kristofer and Stefan, delivered out of this world performances on the eighth season of America’s Got Talent (AGT). The duo made it all the way to the Top 12 and was one of the acts […]
It’s All About Me on “Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off”
January 20, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The competition is heating up on the Food Network celebrity cooking competition. Last week, Chris Kattan’s scatterbrained antics got him voted off the show, which left Team Guy with three members: Vanilla Ice, Tiffany and Herschel Walker! Did Team Rachael (Florence Henderson, Jake Pavelka, Penn Jillette and Judy Gold) continue their […]
The Five Question Challenge with Carly Jamison
January 19, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Carly Jamison to Jake’s Take. This Do-It-Yourself New Yorker dominated the Internet with several homemade recordings under the name: A Girl and A Guitar. These recordings caught the attention of Nashville producer Tres Sasser, who helped Carly continue to expand her strong melodies and […]
Contest Alert: Taste of County Music Festival
January 17, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com I just heard about this impeccable opportunity for country music fans! My friends over at PopWrapped have teamed up with media group All The Buzz for a special mission! Their goal is to one lucky fan (and a guest) to the Second Annual Taste of Country Music Festival this summer! This […]
“Idol” finishes up in Austin and travels to San Francisco
January 16, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, American Idol returned for its 13th season! Judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr. handed out 45 Golden Tickets during the 2014 premiere episode. How many did they hand out tonight? Read on to find out! The judges had some unfinished business to take care in Austin. […]
Old faces, new talent populate the “American Idol XIII” premiere
January 15, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the biggest television shows of all-time is back! American Idol launched the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Adam Lambert and more! The alumni from this show have won numerous Grammys, American Music Awards, Billboard Awards and Oscars than ANY OTHER SHOW in […]
American Idol’s Best Male Vocalists
January 15, 2014 By
This past weekend, I revealed American Idol’s best female vocalists of all-time! If you missed that article, click here to read it: https://jakes-take.com/2014/01/american-idols-best-female-vocalists/ By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com American Idol returns for its thirteenth season tonight! Longtime host Ryan Seacrest and returning judge Keith Urban will welcome newcomer Harry Connick, Jr. and Idol veteran Jennifer Lopez […]
New Music Releases: Week of January 13, 2014
January 14, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first 2014 edition of New Music Releases! In this edition, you will find a diverse group of artists representing multiple musical genres! High Hopes by Bruce Springsteen The Boss is back! Springsteen’s eighteenth studio album is filled with a collection of covers and new takes on old favorites. […]
“Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off” puts on a luau
January 13, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri invited eight new celebrities to tackle Celebrity Cook-Off! Vanilla Ice, Chris Kattan, Herschel Walker and Tiffany were able to please the crowd and guest judge Lee Anne Wong with their medieval feast and presentation to win week one in the competition! However, Team Rachael […]
A Conversation with Forte’s Fernando Varela
January 13, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome tenor Fernando Varela to Jake’s Take. His vocal talent helped him land not only stints at the Lyric Opera of Central Florida and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, but caught the attention of legendary music producer David Foster. He invited Fernando to […]
