Yeshiva University’s Battle of the Bands is looking for contestants, according to Yeshiva Student Union President Alan Kleinerman. The due date for applications isn’t yet decided, beyond being “a couple weeks after we return from the holidays,” he said. All you have to do to apply is get a band together, cut a demo, make sure your content is Jewish, and submit it (to whom, and how, are also not yet decided).
To celebrate the upcoming battle, we’ll be featuring previous contestants here, memorable battles, and interviews.
Omek haDavar
This rock band took the crown in 2004, and the group released its debut album, the depth of the matter, just last month.
You can read YU alumnus Aaron Roller’s recollections of his band’s victory in New Voices:

The first group to play, the Josh Heller Experience, lacked cohesiveness, but added stage presence with the harmonica riffs of Avi Steinberg. They were followed by a set of deep, complex songs by Midnight Remedy. Lead singer and songwriter Jeremy Gaison brought out extra singers and a group of talented back up musicians to add power to his songs. But Gaison and his group were beat into second by Omek Hadavar, led by Chaim Feigenbaum, who won over the judges with a set of strong straightforward rock songs.