“The Voice: Season 12” artists perform the classics

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Author’s note: Due to Kansas City weather, I was unable to cover Monday night’s “The Voice: Season 12” Blind Auditions.  If there were a theme to describe night two of the second week of The Voice: Season … [Continue reading]

A Conversation with Deborah Silver

Deborah Silver The Gold Standards

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome recording artist Deborah Silver to Jake’s Take. Born in Mississippi, the singer-actress has mastered the Great American Songbook and honed her craft by performing across the … [Continue reading]

Swan Queen’s wish realm journey continues on “Once Upon A Time”

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back to Season Six, Once Upon A Time fans! The last time we saw our favorite Storybrooke residents in December, The Evil Queen captured Aladdin’s lamp and wished that Emma Swan would be transported … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: New Music Reviews (Week of March 3, 2017)

Divide Ed Sheeran

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the first March edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! In this edition, several of our Top 40 favorite artists are back releasing new material. Also, I will be introducing you to several … [Continue reading]

Adam Levine meltsdown as “The Voice: Season 12” Blinds continue

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the first time in Voice history, fans saw Adam Levine lose his cool during the Season 12 Blind Auditions.  Previews for tonight’s special Thursday edition showed the three-time Voice winning coach moping on … [Continue reading]

“The Voice: Season 12” Blind Auditions continue

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the three-time Emmy-winning singing competition The Voice returned for Season 12. Gwen Stefani rejoined Adam, Alicia, and Blake at the coaches’ dais and the Blind Auditions were off to a roaring … [Continue reading]

Gwen Stefani returns to “The Voice” to kickstart Season 12

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The possible next Mrs. Blake Shelton is back! Former No Doubt frontwoman and fashionista Gwen Stefani is back in the coaches’ den. It has been three seasons since Team Gwen’s Jeffrey Austin became her first … [Continue reading]

Jimmy Kimmel hosts The 89th Academy Awards

Jimmy Kimmel hosts the Oscars

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s Oscar time! Tonight, the longtime ABC late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel left his studio at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and walked across to the Dolby Theatre where the biggest names in film gathered to … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of February 24, 2017

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! We have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get this party started. The Breaker by Little Big Town After taking a detour in the pop music world with Pharrell … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: The May 2017 DC Comics Solicitations

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com We are three months away from May, and DC Comics is preparing for kickstart fans’ summer by revealing some big shake-ups for several of their beloved franchises.  Without further ado, here is my take on DC … [Continue reading]

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