Jake’s Take’s 5th Anniversary: The Top 30 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time-Part Two

Chris Mann You Raise Me Up Voice

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Missed Part One? Click here to read it!  Here’s a little fascinating fact about the artists that are featured in part two of my Top 30 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time.  I have interviewed ALL of … [Continue reading]

Gwen Stefani & Eve rock the Sprint Center

Performer engaging with fans at concert.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the hottest summer concerts visited Kansas City’s Sprint Center. Gwen Stefani’s This is What the Truth Feels Like Tour marks the former Voice coach return to the touring world.  While she performed … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take’s 5th Anniversary: The 30 Greatest Reality TV Performances of All-Time Part One

Dalton Rapattoni Bird Set Free

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Over the past five years, Jake’s Take has covered some of the best talent shows on the planet! My blog has covered nine seasons of The Voice USA, five seasons of both America’s Got Talent and American Idol, … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take-The Fifth Anniversary: My Fitness Journey

Jacob Elyachar lifting

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Throughout my career as a blogger, fitness has played a role in my life. Around the blog’s inception, I returned from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a few pounds heavier than before. I immediately … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take: New Music Reviews (Week of August 5, 2016)

Desert landscape with a green metro station.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to another exciting edition of New Music Reviews! Let’s get this party started!   Encore by DJ Snake Over the past few years, French DJ and EDM music producer DJ Snake has been … [Continue reading]

iLuminate returns to “AGT” with Fitz & The Tantrums

Fitz and The Tantrums performing with iLuminate.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com One of the greatest acts in America’s Got Talent (AGT) history returned home tonight! Since their first audition in Season Six, Team iLuminate’s excellent combination of technology, dance, and music blew … [Continue reading]

“America’s Got Talent: Season 11” begins the Second Round of Live Shows

AGT Season 12 renewal

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, the America’s Got Talent: Season 11 live shows began at their new home: The Dolby Theatre. We also saw the first deadlock of the season, when Simon, Heidi, Mel B and Howie could not make up their … [Continue reading]

A Word from the Publisher: Jake’s Take Turns 5!

Jake's Take turns 5

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Five years ago, I graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with Bachelor’s of Science in broadcast journalism. While it was one of the highlights of my life, I graduated at the height of the Great … [Continue reading]

Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews: Week of July 29, 2016

Colorful artistic depiction of a face.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to another exciting edition of Jake’s Take’s New Music Reviews! Let’s get this party started! The Definition of by Fantasia One of my favorite R&B/Soul artists to have come from the … [Continue reading]

Mat Franco & Paul Zerdin return home as “AGT: Season 11” reveals its first results!

Paul Zerdin and Mat Franco celebrate together.

By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last night, the America’s Got Talent: Season 11 live shows began at their new home: The Dolby Theatre. Several acts (Hara, Jon Dorenbos, Jayna Brown, Musicality Vocal Group, Deadly Games, and Laura Bretan) … [Continue reading]

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