The orange construction signs have finally been removed from the St. Mary’s Strip near downtown.

Jack White, formerly of The White Stripes, will play at the Paper Tiger this week.

SAN ANTONIO – The coronavirus pandemic has silenced Margin Walker Presents, a major Texas concert promoter that brought talent to San Antonio’s Paper Tiger and Sunset Station in the pre-quarantine age. The booking agency on Monday announced that due to the COVID-19 crisis, which has ravaged the live music business, Margin Walker Presents will close as a business this week. The post directs concertgoers who bought tickets directly through Margin Walker to contact Eventbrite. Margin Walker had planned to bring music acts like Sparta, Wavves, Best Coast to the St. Mary’s Strip venue earlier this year — but then the pandemic hit. KSAT Explains: The push to save live music venues, theaters during COVID-19 pandemicRead also:

In the midst of a pandemic that has crippled bars and nightlife, live music and performance venues have been hit particularly hard. The effort to get these businesses aid has become a rallying cry.