There are pictures of strapping, bare chested cowboys all over the place. There's a rainbow flag on a back wall. It's a huge place with a gigantic dance floor that SXSW easily adapted into a stage. Don't to thank for the venue. Xanna really worked hard on the deal with RCC and has pretty much been shat upon by SXSW as the time approaching the festival became shorter and shorter.
Alternative types have no problem with gay bars.
Everyone there, even the straightest people, seemed completely comfortable. The wait staff, which is made up of about 8 Marlboro Men, didn't curtail their gayness or anything. I was glad for that. Also, the old guy who acts as bar back and cleans up the beer bottles around the bar looks like an old sailor or something, like Popeye. It's really funny.