By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Wendy Williams’ no-holds bar Sit Down Tour…Too Real For Stand-Up Tour made a pit stop in Kansas City last night at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland. For those attendees who were expecting the Daytime Emmy-nominated talk show host and media maven to do a whole hour of Hot Topics, […]
Jake’s Take On…The View’s descent
July 16, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Is it just me or are View fans exhausted of seeing the live action version of Aretha Franklin and Michael McDonald’s “Ever Changing Times” being played out on The View? The foundation of the ABC daytime talk show started breaking back in 2013, when both Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck announced […]
Best Albums of 2015 (So Far)
June 22, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Hundreds of albums have been dropped during the first half of 2015! But, only 16 gems stood out from the crowd! In order to qualify for this list, the artists must have at least SIX quality tracks that were worthy of being downloadable. So without further ado, let the countdown begin! […]
Jake’s Take On: The 2015 Kansas City Comic Con (Preview)
May 24, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com This August, a brand new celebration of pop culture arrives at Kansas City’s Bartle Hall! For three days (Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9), the Kansas City Comic Con will be celebrating the best in comics, film, TV, gaming and Cosplay! So, what can you expect from this newly minted […]
Jake’s Take On: The Top 12 Performances of “The Voice: Season Eight”
May 14, 2015 By
By Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The Voice finale is just around the corner! As Sawyer Fredericks, Koryn Hawthorne, Meghan Linsey and Joshua Davis prepare for the biggest night of their lives, Jake’s Take is providing a retrospective of the season. While there were so many performances that captivated me all season long, the 12 performances […]
Jake’s Take On…. Movie Trip TV
April 26, 2015 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Attention travel lovers and film aficionados! There is a new TV show that is starting to gain major buzz! Movie Trip TV is the brainchild of television host Theresa O’Leary, which will unite both travel junkies and movie fanatics, as the show will bring the audience’s favorite scenes to life […]
An Eulogy for My Grandfather-Ralph Matzdorff
September 5, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com (Publisher’s Note: Recently, my maternal grandfather, Ralph Matzdorff, passed away. Here is the eulogy I wrote for and read at yesterday’s memorial service.) This is something that I did not want to happen for a very, very long time. For 26 years, my grandfather, Ralph Matzdorff, was a constant light in […]
The Five Question Challenge with Tan
April 18, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Rising vocalist Tan is the latest artist to tackle The Five Question Challenge! Born in Penang, Malaysia, Tan began his musical journey by appearing on the first season of Astro Kid’s Talent Quest (the country’s equivalent of Star Search). With stars in his eyes and a huge leap of faith, he […]
Discover King Tut at Union Station
April 3, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 92 years ago, the world stood in awe as archaeologist Howard Carter found the final resting place of forgotten Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamen. Starting tomorrow, Kansas City’s Union Station will host a five-month expedition that highlights over 1,000 replicas of artifacts from King Tut’s tomb. For Premier Exhibitions’ Vice President of […]
New Music Releases: Week of February 3, 2014
February 4, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Tired of all the heavy winter storms? Hopefully, this edition of New Music Releases will warm you up! Salute by Little Mix The British girl band is back with their sophomore album. I am really impressed with the ladies because all four members of the X Factor UK winning group wrote […]
