2024 New Album Coming Soon

 

 


Blackacre 2 available Now!

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NJ.COM's 35 NJ Bands You Must Hear in 2015

Thanks to NJ.Com for placing me in their 35 bands you must hear in 2015 list


The Tower Interview

Click above to read an interview published in The Tower newspaper


WFUV Interview and Performance

Click above to hear our performance on WFUV's Morning Breakfast Show with John Platt. We go on about midway into the third hour.


The Daily Buzz Video

Click above to see our performance on the Daily Buzz TV show



Outlook Signs of Life Review

Click above for the Outlook's review of Signs of Life and click here to read an interview about the album


JerseyBeat Signs of Life Review

Thanks to Joe Wawrzyniak for the album review at JerseyBeat.com



Artist Direct Interview

Click above for an Artist Direct interview with Zak about the new album.



Pop Wrapped Interview

Click above to go to an interview with PopWrapped about the new record.



Huffington Post

Thanks to Mike Ragogna at the Huffington Post for the interview!



Magnet Magazine

Click above for Magnet Magazine's feature on the title track off of Signs of Life.



NJ.com/Star Ledger Article

Click above for an article about the new album in the Star Ledger and NJ.com



Interview With The Jersey Tomato Press

Thanks to The Jersey Tomato Press for the interview.



Signs of Life Review in the Aquarian

Click here for The Aquarian's review of Signs of Life.



Artists Connection Podcast Episode 226

Thanks to my good friend Matt Kacar for having me on the Artist Connection Podcast!



Examiner Article

Click above for an Examiner Article about Signs of Life.



Montclair Times Album Review

Thanks to Gwen Orel at the Montclair Times for the Signs of Life review!



GroundSounds Post

Check out this post about the song Raise The Moon off of the new album



REVIEW AT ROCK NYC
September 16, 2014

Thanks to Edward Huerta for the review at Rock NYC!



SONG REVIEW AT ZUMIC.COM
August 21, 2014

Thanks to Brad Bershad for the review today at Zumic.com!



FALCON RIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL TODAY!
August 1, 2014

Today we play at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Very excited to be one of the bands chosen to play there!



INTERVIEW WITH NO DEPRESSION
July 24, 2014

Thanks to Kathy Sands-Boehmer for interviewing me at No Depression.com



INTERVIEW IN TO LIFESTYLE!
July 21, 2014

Thanks to Jatinder for interviewing me for TO Lifestyle.



MONTAUK MUSIC FESTIVAL TODAY!
May 16, 2014

Last second booking. I'll be playing the Montauk Music Festival today.



MYSPACE ARTIST OF THE DAY
April 28, 2014

Big thanks to MYSPACE and Rebecca Haithcoat for featuring me as their Artist of the Day.



EXAMINER SPREADS THE WORD
March 22, 2014

Thanks to Bill Craig and EXAMINER for sharing the news about the Starland show March 29.



CREATIVE SPOTLIGHTS INTERVIEW W/ JULLIAN RING
March 19, 2014

Thanks to Jullian Ring and Creative Spotlights for the interview feature.



NJ'S 'THE AQUARIAN WEEKLY' LOCAL RADAR FEATURE
March 5, 2014

Thanks to Maria Mar on the Local Radar feature in New Jersey's The Aquarian Weekly.


LIFE OF A ROCKSTAR FEATURE STORY
February 18, 2014

Nicole Hanratty of Life of a Rockstar interviewed Zak for a feature story. Music is Zak Smith's Tomb and You Can't Say That in Real Life.


INDIE MINDED SPOTLIGHT
February 18, 2014

Thanks to Indie Minded and Kelly Murphy for the Spotlight Feature on Indie Minded.


LIVE INTERVIEW ON MY9NJ FOX
February 14, 2014

Thanks to Valerie Smaldone and My 9 New Jersey for the interview feature and share. Listen Here.


PMC MAGAZINE PERSONAL INTERVIEW
February 10, 2014

Thanks to PMc Magazine for the interview feature. Get to know me on a more personal level with this Q&A.


WAY TOO INDIE VIDEO INTERVIEW
January 15, 2014

Thanks to WAY TOO INDIE and Manjot Jawa for their time and the video interview feature.


BROKEN RECORDS INTERVIEW
January 13, 2014

Thanks to BROKEN RECORDS Magazine and Adrienne Renae on the nice interview feature.


ZAK CONTINUES TO GROW...read on.
January 8, 2014

Thanks to Star Pulse and Brittany Frederick on the nice interview and write up.


THE PRECAMBRIAN AGE #8 NJ ALBUM OF 2013
December 30, 2013

Thanks to BlowUpRadio and Lazlo for the top albums list of 2013. The Precambrian Age made #8. Check it out "Lazlo's Top 65 NJ Albums of 2013".

Blow Up Radio Station


NEW YORK GOSSIP GAL FEATURES ZAK
December 17, 2013

Thanks to New York Gossip Gal for featuring The Precambrian Age on a cool short write-up. Check it out "All Heart and Soul".


JERSEY BEAT FEATURES THE PRECAMBRIAN AGE
November 27, 2013

Thanks to Jersey Beat, Jim Testa, and Joe Wawrzyniak for featuring The Precambrian Age on a cool short write-up list among some great artists. Check it out HERE.


TRACK-BY-TRACK ON INFECTIOUS MAGAZINE
November 20, 2013

Thanks to Infectious Magazine for featuring the breakdown, track-by-track, of The Precambrian Age. Take a look HERE.


THE ALTERNATE ROOT MAGAZINE FEATURE
November 15, 2013

Thanks to The Alternate Root Magazine for featuring a song of mine on their top 10 songs of the week. See which one HERE.


INTERVIEW PODCAST BY MATT KACAR, LISTEN HERE
October 30, 2013

Thanks to Matt Kacar and Artist Connection Podcast for the interview. Listen HERE.


ALBUM RELEASED TODAY - SHOW TONIGHT IN NYC!
October 15, 2013

The Precambrian Age is released. Tonight's the release show @ The Bowery Electric. Get there early to grab your free album and say hello. Hope to see you there.


ZAK & THE PRECAMBRIAN AGE FEATURED ON INDIE-MUSIC
October 11, 2013

Thanks to Peter Braidis and Indie-Music.com for featuring THE PRECAMBRIAN AGE. It's a great write up, read it HERE.


STREAM 'THE PRECAMBRIAN AGE' IN FULL
October 8, 2013

For an entire week, Tuesday Oct.8-15, I'll be streaming THE PRECAMBRIAN AGE for free here on my site. Listen HERE.


YAHOO! VOICES FEATURES ZAK
October 1, 2013

Thanks to YAHOO! VOICES and Jolie du Pre for featuring Zak in their entertainment piece HERE.


ZAK PERFORMED LIVE ON FOX CT, WATCH HERE
September 26, 2013

Thanks to FOX CT For having Zak perform LIVE on their Morning Show. Watch it HERE.

Also, thanks to The Montclair Times, Gwen Orel, and NorthJersey.com for featuring Zak. A very nice article and read.. Find it HERE.



ZAK WINS TOP MALE VOCALIST
April 8, 2013

Thank you for all of your votes and support in helping Zak win the Top Male Vocalist award at the 4th Annual Jersey Acoustic Music Awards on Sunday.

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