By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Happy 238th Birthday, America!!!!!!!! In honor of our country’s birthday, Jake’s Take presents for your viewing pleasure…The 10 Best Covers of “America the Beautiful.” Barbra Streisand (1982) Our tribute to the Katherine Lee Bates and Samuel A. Ward hymn begins with the one and only Barbra Streisand. The Hollywood legend delivered […]
Jacob’s Eye On…Mix 93.3’s Red, White & Boom 2013
July 3, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Hundreds of music lovers will travel to Starlight Theatre on July 5 for one of Kansas City’s biggest concerts. Popular radio station Mix 93.3 will have another edition of their epic concert: Red, White and Boom. A few days before the event, on-air personality Dave-O told me that this event is not […]
New Music Releases: Week of June 24, 2013
June 25, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to another exciting edition of New Music Releases! This week, I will look at new albums from Bret Michaels and Gwen Sebastian. Plus, hot new singles from the Backstreet Boys, Elton John, Kelly Clarkson and two very good friends of Jake’s Take: Daniel Joseph Baker and Cody Belew! Jammin’ with […]
5 Questions with Cable Car
June 24, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Jake’s Take is pleased to welcome rising pop rock band Cable Car to this edition of 5 Questions. Cable Car is made up of Nate Mott (vocals) Ryan Murphy (drums) and Jack Turner (guitar). All three of them met at a Los Angeles apartment complex and after bonding over beers, the trio […]
Catching Up with Mime Game’s Dillon DeVoe
June 20, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar It is a pleasure to welcome Mime Game’s Dillon DeVoe back to Jake’s Take. The singer-songwriter is currently hard at work at creating his upcoming debut album. So far, this year Dillon has performed in multiple venues around the Midwest, released a three-track EP titled Mountain and performed at South by Southwest […]
New Music Releases: Week of June 17, 2013
June 18, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to another exciting week of New Music Releases! This week, Jake’s Take dives into new albums from the Mowgli’s, Kanye West and Kelly Rowland. Plus, I will also take a look at hot singles from Britney Spears and Gavin DeGraw. Waiting for the Dawn by the Mowgli’s One of Jake’s Take’s […]
New Music Releases: Week of June 10, 2013
June 12, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar This week’s edition of New Music Releases focuses on new albums from Harry Connick, Jr., the Lonely Island and Big Time Rush. Plus, I have some hot singles from Mike Posner, Blake Shelton and Kosha Dillz. Every Man Should Know by Harry Connick, Jr. The New Orleans actor-crooner is back with his […]
New Music Releases: Week of June 3, 2013
June 6, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Happy first full week of June everyone! This week’s edition of New Music Releases focuses on new albums from LeAnn Rimes, Matthew Morrison and the Barenaked Ladies. In addition, get my take on hot new singles from Miley Cyrus, John Oates and Cassadee Pope. Spitfire by LeAnn Rimes For her eleventh studio […]
Chris Mann soars at the Midland by AMC
June 2, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Recording artist Chris Mann returned to Kansas City for an incredible homecoming concert at the Midland by AMC. He opened the concert with his brand-new single: “Unless You Mean It” that contained spellbinding vocals and set the mood for the 90-minute show. Next, Chris performed his cover of Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida,” […]
A Conversation with Chris Mann
June 1, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar It was a privilege to have “A Conversation” with fellow Kansas native Chris Mann. Since his appearance on the sophomore season of The Voice, where he was a member of Christina Aguilera’s team, Chris has blossomed as an incredible recording artist. He released his debut album Roads last fall and it peaked […]
