{"id":461205,"date":"2026-10-09T13:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461205\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:46:14","slug":"the-amp-rooms-old-st-marys-strip-space-is-getting-a-new-tenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/461205\/","title":{"rendered":"The Amp Room\u2019s old St. Mary\u2019s Strip space is getting a new tenant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Antonio\u2019s St. Mary\u2019s Strip is getting another new nightlife concept, this time in the former home of The Amp Room.<\/p>\n<p>A new bar called La Descarga is slated to take over the space at 2407 N. St. Mary\u2019s St., according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tdlr.texas.gov\/TABS\/Search\/Project\/TABS2027002825\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fresh filing<\/a> with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Renovations are expected to begin Dec. 1, with work on the project expected to wrap up by the end of April 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Details about the new bar remain scarce, but the name may offer a clue about what\u2019s in store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ladescargala?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;dlrf=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">La\u00a0Descarga<\/a> is also the name of a well-known Cuban-style rum and cigar speakeasy in Los Angeles, complete with Havana-inspired decor, live Latin music, dancing and an extensive rum selection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDescarga\u201d also refers to the improvised jam sessions associated with Cuban music, though it\u2019s unclear whether San Antonio\u2019s La Descarga will follow that concept. There\u2019s also no indication that the owners of the Los Angeles bar of the same name are involved.<\/p>\n<p>La\u00a0Descarga will replace The Amp Room, the longtime St. Mary\u2019s Strip music venue that closed in October 2025 after a decade in business. Its owners cited a rent increase. Five years earlier, new ownership had stepped in to \u201csave\u201d the rock \u2019n\u2019 roll-themed venue from closing during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>For now, La\u00a0Descarga\u2019s concept remains unclear. Its arrival marks another change for one of San Antonio\u2019s best-known nightlife corridors.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Antonio\u2019s St. Mary\u2019s Strip is getting another new nightlife concept, this time in the former home of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-461205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}