Yellow Room Gang featuring Jan Krist, Matt Watroba, David Barrett and Annie Capps – October 18, 2024

In December of 2005, 8 Michigan songwriters gathered in the brilliantly yellow living room of David Tamulevich’s Ann Arbor home for the first time. They’ve been meeting monthly ever since, to share dinner, conversation and the newest song they have in the process for critique. Each an accomplished songwriter and performer in their own right, they create a unique atmosphere of respect and support, friendship and generosity finding new and unexpected ways to explore beyond their previous personal boundaries.

It wasn’t long before they began performing together and presenting workshops in various configurations.

What began as a casual excuse to get together with friends has evolved into one of the most exciting ‘super groups’ to ever join forces on one stage.

Matt Watroba sings and writes songs of compassion, inner strength, humor, and every day living. He sings songs that you will feel and remember for a long time. You will love his music, you will love the journey that his music takes you on, and you will love the place that his music takes you to. “Watroba turns to vintage country on his latest album, and he has produced one of the best under-the-radar musical gems to come along in quite some time…highly recommended.”—Dirty Linen

David Barrett is a EMMY-award winning composer/songwriter, whose work ranges from Olympic themes to PBS scores. His best known composition “One Shining Moment”, recorded by Luther Vandross, is an annual ritual for those who view the NCAA tournament on CBS. He has performed extensively as a solo act with Art Garfunkel as well as a host of others.

“A mature artist waiting for some wider recognition.” Billboard Magazine

Jan Krist is a Detroit-area songwriter who has garnered lots of national attention. In 1991 Jan made a splash at the Kerrville Folk Festival. In addition to being a four-time Detroit Music Award winner, Entertainment Weekly praised her “breathtaking vocal leaps” and said that she “makes soul-searching more enjoyable than it has any right to be.” Billboard Magazine called her “Unreservedly recommended” (She) “Writes songs of failure and grace as seen from the perspective of a mid-western soul; …songs with “ lyrical intelligence…” The Phantom Tollbooth

With her sweet, wry perspective on things, Annie puts herself – and a host of other subjects – on a laboratory slide, peers in close and makes discoveries that ring satisfyingly true, winning over audiences and earning a host of Detroit Music Award nominations over the years.

“Capps has a way of starting a song with an image that’s simple, yet arresting enough to propel you through the ensuing developments, which often covers quite a bit of territory.” – Jim Manheim, Ann Arbor Observer.

“[Annie] sings with a relaxed, clean Midwestern twang, sliding you into the middle of lives and situations that are always interesting and dotted with real insight.” – Dave Siglin, The Ark