“The Voice” coaches of past, present, & future help crown the Season 12 champion

Four artists promoting "The Voice" finale.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tonight, the show hosted a reunion of epic proportions as several Voice coaches from past seasons (CeeLo and Usher), present (Adam, Alicia, Blake, and Gwen), and future (Miley and Jennifer Hudson) visited the … [Continue reading]

“The Voice: Season 12” Final Four take the stage to fight for the championship

"The Voice Top 4 contestants promotional image."

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This is it! Tonight, the Season 12 Final Four---Chris Blue, Lauren Duski, Jesse Larson, and Aliyah Moulden sang three times (one final cover, one original song, and a duet with their coach. Which artists … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: The Top 12 Performances from The Voice-Season 12

The Voice Season 12 Top Four

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is hard to believe that The Voice wraps up its 12th season in the next few hours. As Chris Blue, Lauren Duski, Jesse Larson, and Aliyah Moulden prepare to fight for a recording contract and the right to … [Continue reading]

A Conversation with the Johnsons

The Johnsons

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome Clayton, Chantry, and Connor Johnson to Jake’s Take. Hailing from Los Angeles, the Johnsons are taking the pop rock genre by storm. Collectively, both Clayton and Chantry were in … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of May 12, 2017

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the latest edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! This week, we look at some new material from Top 40 favorites, legendary talents, and upcoming artists who are looking to break into the music … [Continue reading]

Maren & Charlie visit “The Voice” as the Season 12 Instant Save continues

Contestants posing on "The Voice" stage.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Do not get me wrong, I like when artists such as Maren Morris and Charlie Puth are on television, but I believe when you have a show like The Voice, the show should highlight past artists and not Top 40 … [Continue reading]

“The Voice: Season 12” Top 10 perform

Contestants posing on "The Voice" stage.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com America, before we get to my Top 10 performance recap…we got to address this elephant in the room: Team Adam’s Mark Isaiah. Mark Isaiah has been voted on three times in the past three weeks, and his presence … [Continue reading]

Captain Swan gets married on “Once Upon A Musical”

Once Upon A Time musical episode

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is so hard to believe that Captain Swan got married tonight on Once Upon A Time. As Emma and Hook tied the knot, the show finally gave Oncers what they wanted for years: a musical episode. All the actors … [Continue reading]

GBS Influence debuts 2017 season with Shining Stars Catering & CommonGround

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Over the past few years, I have been very fortunate to see Kathryn Snellen and Sarah Ruhlman take the Midwest blog industry by storm through Go Blog Social, a group that connects passionate bloggers about the … [Continue reading]

The Five Question Challenge with Magic Giant

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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a privilege to welcome Magic Giant to Jake’s Take. Magic Giant is composed of singer-songwriter Austin Bisnow and instrumentalists Zambricki Li (banjo, violin, and harmonica) and Zang (acoustic guitar … [Continue reading]

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