Jake's Take on Entertainment & Pop Culture
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For Terry Manning, he has built a career out of two loves: music and photography. When he first entered the music industry in the late 1960s, Terry worked as an engineer and producer at the iconic Stax … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Two of my favorite music acts that appeared on America’s Got Talent are William Close and the Earth Harp Collective (Season Seven) and Emily West (Season Nine). Tonight, they came home just in time as host … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, America’s Got Talent went live! Multiple acts took to the stage and delivered superb performances. At the end of Wednesday’s show, we learned that Piff the Magic Dragon, Drew Lynch, Siro-A, Alondra … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com August is a very important month in the Jake's Take calendar! This month is when I started my blogging endeavors. For those readers are new to the joyride known as Jake’s Take, I will give you a quick … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome to the latest edition of New Music Releases! This week, we have an all-star group of Jake’s Take favorites and Top 40 darlings. So without further ado, let’s get this party … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is my pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter Etch to Jake’s Take! Born Chloe Star Nakhjavanpour, Etch’s goal for her music career is simple----make personal connections with her fans through her music. … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last year, magician Mat Franco’s life was forever changed as he beat out Emily West, AcroArmy, Quintavious Johnson and thousands of hopefuls to win the $1,000,000 prize. Since his win, Mat joined fellow AGT … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com After countless weeks of auditions and Judges’ Cuts, America’s Got Talent broadcasted their first 2015 live show at Radio City Music Hall! Because we are at the live show rounds, I will be starting to give … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com “Can Kansas City have two comic cons?” After spending three days attending the Kansas City Comic Con at Bartle Hall, the answer to this question is “Yes!” Yes, Planet Comicon set the bar extremely high as … [Continue reading]
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Welcome back to another edition of New Music Releases! This week, it is all about the singles. “Omen” by Disclosure & Sam Smith Brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence are slowly becoming the toast of … [Continue reading]
