Writers Block
@writersblok.bsky.social
A carefully curated concert series spotlighting songwriters from Madison and around the world. Held in a true listening room environment at the Bartell Theatre, Writer’s Block features acoustic, in-the-round performances where songs take center stage.
Tonight: Noah Guthrie joins Katie Dahl & Mark Croft for an evening of songs shared the way they were written, up close, unamplified, and honest.
We keep the lights on because you can’t build community in the dark.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
7 PM • The Bartell
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
We keep the lights on because you can’t build community in the dark.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
7 PM • The Bartell
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Tonight: Noah Guthrie joins Katie Dahl & Mark Croft for an evening of songs shared the way they were written, up close, unamplified, and honest.
We keep the lights on because you can’t build community in the dark.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
7 PM • The Bartell
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
We keep the lights on because you can’t build community in the dark.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
7 PM • The Bartell
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
Tomorrow: Mark Croft steps into the Writers Block circle a seasoned storyteller with grit, groove, and a generous heart for the song.
He’ll be joined by Katie Dahl and Noah Guthrie for a night of lyrics, up close and melodies that hit home.
tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
He’ll be joined by Katie Dahl and Noah Guthrie for a night of lyrics, up close and melodies that hit home.
tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tomorrow: Mark Croft steps into the Writers Block circle a seasoned storyteller with grit, groove, and a generous heart for the song.
He’ll be joined by Katie Dahl and Noah Guthrie for a night of lyrics, up close and melodies that hit home.
tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
He’ll be joined by Katie Dahl and Noah Guthrie for a night of lyrics, up close and melodies that hit home.
tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
This Thursday: Katie Dahl joins us at Writer’s Block, along with Noah Guthrie and Mark Croft.
An intimate night of songs, stories, and lights-on listening at The Bartell.
Tickets → tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
An intimate night of songs, stories, and lights-on listening at The Bartell.
Tickets → tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This Thursday: Katie Dahl joins us at Writer’s Block, along with Noah Guthrie and Mark Croft.
An intimate night of songs, stories, and lights-on listening at The Bartell.
Tickets → tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
An intimate night of songs, stories, and lights-on listening at The Bartell.
Tickets → tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
Announcing Our 2026 Season.
We return to the Bartell w/ 3 nights of songs & stories to remind us why we show up for music.
4/16 – Ellis Paul, Stone & Snow, Carisa
8/6 – Regan Stewart, Nick Brown, Rianna Marie
12/3 – Caroline Cotter, Amy Speace, Evan Murdock
Season tickets go on sale next week.
We return to the Bartell w/ 3 nights of songs & stories to remind us why we show up for music.
4/16 – Ellis Paul, Stone & Snow, Carisa
8/6 – Regan Stewart, Nick Brown, Rianna Marie
12/3 – Caroline Cotter, Amy Speace, Evan Murdock
Season tickets go on sale next week.
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Announcing Our 2026 Season.
We return to the Bartell w/ 3 nights of songs & stories to remind us why we show up for music.
4/16 – Ellis Paul, Stone & Snow, Carisa
8/6 – Regan Stewart, Nick Brown, Rianna Marie
12/3 – Caroline Cotter, Amy Speace, Evan Murdock
Season tickets go on sale next week.
We return to the Bartell w/ 3 nights of songs & stories to remind us why we show up for music.
4/16 – Ellis Paul, Stone & Snow, Carisa
8/6 – Regan Stewart, Nick Brown, Rianna Marie
12/3 – Caroline Cotter, Amy Speace, Evan Murdock
Season tickets go on sale next week.
Let’s get small.
No smoke machines. No stage banter calculated by an algorithm.
Just 3 writers, a circle, and a feeling you can’t stream.
Thursday, November 20 – The Bartell Theatre
Katie Dahl • Noah Guthrie • Mark Croft
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
No smoke machines. No stage banter calculated by an algorithm.
Just 3 writers, a circle, and a feeling you can’t stream.
Thursday, November 20 – The Bartell Theatre
Katie Dahl • Noah Guthrie • Mark Croft
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Let’s get small.
No smoke machines. No stage banter calculated by an algorithm.
Just 3 writers, a circle, and a feeling you can’t stream.
Thursday, November 20 – The Bartell Theatre
Katie Dahl • Noah Guthrie • Mark Croft
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
No smoke machines. No stage banter calculated by an algorithm.
Just 3 writers, a circle, and a feeling you can’t stream.
Thursday, November 20 – The Bartell Theatre
Katie Dahl • Noah Guthrie • Mark Croft
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Real Songs. Reasonable Volume.
Stopped by Forward for Vinyl Night and heard a past Writer’s Block artist spinning. Always nice when great songs find their way back around. #WritersBlockMadison #MadisonMusic #ForwardCraftAndCoffee #GracePettis
October 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Stopped by Forward for Vinyl Night and heard a past Writer’s Block artist spinning. Always nice when great songs find their way back around. #WritersBlockMadison #MadisonMusic #ForwardCraftAndCoffee #GracePettis
Can he bring the boom boom? Mark Croft sure can.
Hear “The Shakin’ and The Boom Boom” before the next Writer’s Block — Nov 20 at The Bartell Theatre with Katie Dahl & Noah Guthrie.
Full video: youtu.be/DEyvumZX9Wc
Tix: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Hear “The Shakin’ and The Boom Boom” before the next Writer’s Block — Nov 20 at The Bartell Theatre with Katie Dahl & Noah Guthrie.
Full video: youtu.be/DEyvumZX9Wc
Tix: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Can he bring the boom boom? Mark Croft sure can.
Hear “The Shakin’ and The Boom Boom” before the next Writer’s Block — Nov 20 at The Bartell Theatre with Katie Dahl & Noah Guthrie.
Full video: youtu.be/DEyvumZX9Wc
Tix: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Hear “The Shakin’ and The Boom Boom” before the next Writer’s Block — Nov 20 at The Bartell Theatre with Katie Dahl & Noah Guthrie.
Full video: youtu.be/DEyvumZX9Wc
Tix: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Writer’s Block returns Nov 20 at the Bartell Theatre with Katie Dahl, Noah Guthrie, and Mark Croft.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Community isn’t built in the dark.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Community isn’t built in the dark.
September 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Writer’s Block returns Nov 20 at the Bartell Theatre with Katie Dahl, Noah Guthrie, and Mark Croft.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Community isn’t built in the dark.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov2025
Community isn’t built in the dark.
Big things ahead.
We’ll be announcing the 2026 Writer’s Block lineup soon — a whole new year of songs, stories, and unforgettable nights at the Bartell Theatre.
We’ll be announcing the 2026 Writer’s Block lineup soon — a whole new year of songs, stories, and unforgettable nights at the Bartell Theatre.
September 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Big things ahead.
We’ll be announcing the 2026 Writer’s Block lineup soon — a whole new year of songs, stories, and unforgettable nights at the Bartell Theatre.
We’ll be announcing the 2026 Writer’s Block lineup soon — a whole new year of songs, stories, and unforgettable nights at the Bartell Theatre.
I’ve missed these nights. Writer’s Block is back Nov 20 at the Bartell Theatre with Mark Croft, Noah Guthrie, and Katie Dahl.
The lights stay on — you can’t build community in the dark.
7 PM. Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov25
The lights stay on — you can’t build community in the dark.
7 PM. Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov25
September 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’ve missed these nights. Writer’s Block is back Nov 20 at the Bartell Theatre with Mark Croft, Noah Guthrie, and Katie Dahl.
The lights stay on — you can’t build community in the dark.
7 PM. Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov25
The lights stay on — you can’t build community in the dark.
7 PM. Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBNov25
Tonight: Writer’s Block at the Bartell Theatre.
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde in the round — no mics, no filler.
Only a few tickets left. Get one now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde in the round — no mics, no filler.
Only a few tickets left. Get one now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
August 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Tonight: Writer’s Block at the Bartell Theatre.
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde in the round — no mics, no filler.
Only a few tickets left. Get one now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde in the round — no mics, no filler.
Only a few tickets left. Get one now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Writer’s Block takes over the Bartell Theatre this Thursday, Aug 7.
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde — no amps, no barriers, just songs and stories in the round.
It’s almost sold out. Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde — no amps, no barriers, just songs and stories in the round.
It’s almost sold out. Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
August 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Writer’s Block takes over the Bartell Theatre this Thursday, Aug 7.
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde — no amps, no barriers, just songs and stories in the round.
It’s almost sold out. Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz, Whitney Mann, and JE Sunde — no amps, no barriers, just songs and stories in the round.
It’s almost sold out. Don’t miss it: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Vinyl Night at Forward kicks off at 7pm — we’re spinning records from Jake La Botz and JE Sunde, two-thirds of the Aug 7 Writer’s Block lineup.
Whitney Mann’s not on wax, but trust us, she belongs in the mix.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Whitney Mann’s not on wax, but trust us, she belongs in the mix.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
July 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Vinyl Night at Forward kicks off at 7pm — we’re spinning records from Jake La Botz and JE Sunde, two-thirds of the Aug 7 Writer’s Block lineup.
Whitney Mann’s not on wax, but trust us, she belongs in the mix.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Whitney Mann’s not on wax, but trust us, she belongs in the mix.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
JE Sunde brings his sharp songwriting and singular voice to Writer’s Block on August 7.
He’s joined by Whitney Mann and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
This one’s close to selling out — grab your tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
He’s joined by Whitney Mann and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
This one’s close to selling out — grab your tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
July 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
JE Sunde brings his sharp songwriting and singular voice to Writer’s Block on August 7.
He’s joined by Whitney Mann and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
This one’s close to selling out — grab your tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
He’s joined by Whitney Mann and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
This one’s close to selling out — grab your tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Whitney Mann brings the heart and heat to Writer’s Block on August 7.
She’s sharing the stage with JE Sunde and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
Tickets are running low — don’t wait: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
She’s sharing the stage with JE Sunde and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
Tickets are running low — don’t wait: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
July 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Whitney Mann brings the heart and heat to Writer’s Block on August 7.
She’s sharing the stage with JE Sunde and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
Tickets are running low — don’t wait: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
She’s sharing the stage with JE Sunde and Jake La Botz at the Bartell Theatre.
Tickets are running low — don’t wait: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz has lived a few lives — and every one of them shows up in his songs.
He’ll be at Writer’s Block on August 7 with JE Sunde and Whitney Mann.
Real voices. Real songs.
Get your tickets now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
He’ll be at Writer’s Block on August 7 with JE Sunde and Whitney Mann.
Real voices. Real songs.
Get your tickets now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
July 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Jake La Botz has lived a few lives — and every one of them shows up in his songs.
He’ll be at Writer’s Block on August 7 with JE Sunde and Whitney Mann.
Real voices. Real songs.
Get your tickets now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
He’ll be at Writer’s Block on August 7 with JE Sunde and Whitney Mann.
Real voices. Real songs.
Get your tickets now: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz. JE Sunde. Whitney Mann.
Three very different voices, one very special night.
Writer’s Block turns one on August 7, and we’re stacking the lineup to celebrate.
Real songs. Real stories. No filler.
tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
#writersblockmadison #songwritersround
Three very different voices, one very special night.
Writer’s Block turns one on August 7, and we’re stacking the lineup to celebrate.
Real songs. Real stories. No filler.
tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
#writersblockmadison #songwritersround
July 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Jake La Botz. JE Sunde. Whitney Mann.
Three very different voices, one very special night.
Writer’s Block turns one on August 7, and we’re stacking the lineup to celebrate.
Real songs. Real stories. No filler.
tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
#writersblockmadison #songwritersround
Three very different voices, one very special night.
Writer’s Block turns one on August 7, and we’re stacking the lineup to celebrate.
Real songs. Real stories. No filler.
tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
#writersblockmadison #songwritersround
one year.
Writer’s Block turns 1 on August 7, and we’ve got a killer lineup:
J.E. Sunde, Jake La Botz, and Whitney Mann. Still no backup bands. Still no smoke machines. Just the songs, the people who wrote them, and a room full of folks leaning in.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
7pm at The Bartell
Writer’s Block turns 1 on August 7, and we’ve got a killer lineup:
J.E. Sunde, Jake La Botz, and Whitney Mann. Still no backup bands. Still no smoke machines. Just the songs, the people who wrote them, and a room full of folks leaning in.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
7pm at The Bartell
July 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
one year.
Writer’s Block turns 1 on August 7, and we’ve got a killer lineup:
J.E. Sunde, Jake La Botz, and Whitney Mann. Still no backup bands. Still no smoke machines. Just the songs, the people who wrote them, and a room full of folks leaning in.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
7pm at The Bartell
Writer’s Block turns 1 on August 7, and we’ve got a killer lineup:
J.E. Sunde, Jake La Botz, and Whitney Mann. Still no backup bands. Still no smoke machines. Just the songs, the people who wrote them, and a room full of folks leaning in.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
7pm at The Bartell
JE Sunde writes songs that feel carved from quiet places — tender, true, and tough to shake.
He’s playing Writer’s Block on August 7 at the Bartell Theatre, along with Jake La Botz and Whitney Mann.
7pm. Madison. Real songs, real stories.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
He’s playing Writer’s Block on August 7 at the Bartell Theatre, along with Jake La Botz and Whitney Mann.
7pm. Madison. Real songs, real stories.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
July 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
JE Sunde writes songs that feel carved from quiet places — tender, true, and tough to shake.
He’s playing Writer’s Block on August 7 at the Bartell Theatre, along with Jake La Botz and Whitney Mann.
7pm. Madison. Real songs, real stories.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
He’s playing Writer’s Block on August 7 at the Bartell Theatre, along with Jake La Botz and Whitney Mann.
7pm. Madison. Real songs, real stories.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Shoutout to Hampton Inn Madison Downtown for supporting Writer’s Block the way we support songs — with care, kindness, and a good place to land.
They’ve donated rooms for our artists, helping us bring voices from across the country and give them a soft spot to rest (and maybe write the next verse).
They’ve donated rooms for our artists, helping us bring voices from across the country and give them a soft spot to rest (and maybe write the next verse).
July 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Shoutout to Hampton Inn Madison Downtown for supporting Writer’s Block the way we support songs — with care, kindness, and a good place to land.
They’ve donated rooms for our artists, helping us bring voices from across the country and give them a soft spot to rest (and maybe write the next verse).
They’ve donated rooms for our artists, helping us bring voices from across the country and give them a soft spot to rest (and maybe write the next verse).
Whitney Mann takes the Writer’s Block stage August 7—here’s a 60-second preview of voice, guitar, and pure storytelling. Don’t miss the chance to lean in.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Whitney Mann takes the Writer’s Block stage August 7—here’s a 60-second preview of voice, guitar, and pure storytelling. Don’t miss the chance to lean in.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
No pedals. No pyrotechnics. Just an acoustic guitar and three killer songwriters trading tunes in the round.
Whitney Mann, Jake La Botz, and J.E. Sunde. August 7. Bartell Theatre.
It’s called Writer’s Block, but the songs flow just fine. tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Whitney Mann, Jake La Botz, and J.E. Sunde. August 7. Bartell Theatre.
It’s called Writer’s Block, but the songs flow just fine. tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
June 26, 2025 at 3:47 AM
No pedals. No pyrotechnics. Just an acoustic guitar and three killer songwriters trading tunes in the round.
Whitney Mann, Jake La Botz, and J.E. Sunde. August 7. Bartell Theatre.
It’s called Writer’s Block, but the songs flow just fine. tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Whitney Mann, Jake La Botz, and J.E. Sunde. August 7. Bartell Theatre.
It’s called Writer’s Block, but the songs flow just fine. tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Whitney Mann. Jake La Botz. JE Sunde.
Three artists. One night. Infinite feelings.
Writer’s Block hits The Bartell on August 7.
Get your ticket before your friend does.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Three artists. One night. Infinite feelings.
Writer’s Block hits The Bartell on August 7.
Get your ticket before your friend does.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
June 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Whitney Mann. Jake La Botz. JE Sunde.
Three artists. One night. Infinite feelings.
Writer’s Block hits The Bartell on August 7.
Get your ticket before your friend does.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Three artists. One night. Infinite feelings.
Writer’s Block hits The Bartell on August 7.
Get your ticket before your friend does.
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
They return.
Three nights in 2026. Three gatherings of melody, memory, and mildly obsessive attention to lyrics.
Writer’s Block
April 16
August 6
December 3
The Bartell Theatre, Madison
Songs will be shared. Feelings may be felt.
Attendance is not mandatory, but it is foretold.
Three nights in 2026. Three gatherings of melody, memory, and mildly obsessive attention to lyrics.
Writer’s Block
April 16
August 6
December 3
The Bartell Theatre, Madison
Songs will be shared. Feelings may be felt.
Attendance is not mandatory, but it is foretold.
June 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
They return.
Three nights in 2026. Three gatherings of melody, memory, and mildly obsessive attention to lyrics.
Writer’s Block
April 16
August 6
December 3
The Bartell Theatre, Madison
Songs will be shared. Feelings may be felt.
Attendance is not mandatory, but it is foretold.
Three nights in 2026. Three gatherings of melody, memory, and mildly obsessive attention to lyrics.
Writer’s Block
April 16
August 6
December 3
The Bartell Theatre, Madison
Songs will be shared. Feelings may be felt.
Attendance is not mandatory, but it is foretold.
Next Writer’s Block is August 7 at the Bartell.
Jake La Botz is rolling through with songs full of grit, ghosts, and groove.
JE Sunde and Whitney Mann are in the round too.
It’s acoustic, it’s intimate, and it usually sells out.
Join us?
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz is rolling through with songs full of grit, ghosts, and groove.
JE Sunde and Whitney Mann are in the round too.
It’s acoustic, it’s intimate, and it usually sells out.
Join us?
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
June 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Next Writer’s Block is August 7 at the Bartell.
Jake La Botz is rolling through with songs full of grit, ghosts, and groove.
JE Sunde and Whitney Mann are in the round too.
It’s acoustic, it’s intimate, and it usually sells out.
Join us?
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025
Jake La Botz is rolling through with songs full of grit, ghosts, and groove.
JE Sunde and Whitney Mann are in the round too.
It’s acoustic, it’s intimate, and it usually sells out.
Join us?
tinyurl.com/WBAug2025