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Posted By San Antonio Current Staff on Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 12:23 PM Theres plenty for country and Americana fans to enjoy in San Antonio this weekend, but the Alamo Citys live music offerings are rounded out with some standouts in other genres. Looking to catch a show? Read on to find out what SA has to offer: Friday, June 25 Emily... Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 11:01 AM St. ...

Late last year, the pandemic's halt on in-person events shuttered Margin Walker Presents, an independent concert promoter that booked bands into San Antonio's Paper Tiger...

Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 12:32 PM click to enlarge Andrew Salazar of San Antonios Donella Drive performs live, pre-pandemic. No, that $600 federal check isnt going to go far, but music fans have reason to celebrate the passage of the long-delayed second stimulus deal. The $900 billion package approved last night incorpo...

Margin Walker Presents, Texas’ largest independent concert promoter since its start in 2016, announced that they were closing down this week. In a statement released on their social media on Monday, the company cited “the uncertainty and lack of resources [that] have hammered down on those working” in the music industry as reasons for their closure. Ticket buyers have been asked to contact Eventbrite for information about upcoming shows. Joshua Ray Walker has topped a couple of “Best o...

Click to copy Margin Walker Presents, Texas largest independent promoter, announced Monday that it would closing its doors permanently. Since its launch in 2016, Margin Walker has booked and promoted over 3,500 shows across Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. Like many in the live entertainment business, Margin Walker was forced to cancel shows in mid-March due to the coronavirus and attempted to stay afloat through various measures, including show bonds, for the past nine months. But in...

Austin 360 The day after Graham Williams announced the closure of Margin Walker Presents — the premier indie booking and promotion company in Texas — he described a music industry adrift in uncertainty as the coronavirus pandemic churns around it.    “I liken this whole thing to the music business being this sinking ship, and were all getting on lifeboats trying to get to this island where live music is happening,” Williams told the American-Statesman over the phone on Tuesday. “...

After four years, Margin Walker Presents closes its doors FacebookTwitterEmail Longtime Austin music veteran Graham Williams is the owner of Margin Walker Presents.Photo by Chad Wadsworth The performing arts have met with much anguish during the pandemic due to the cancellations of in-person shows. The industry has had a tough time adapting to a time when mass performances are impossible to perform with any guarantee of safety. Margin Walker Presents, the largest independent promotion company i...