Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...I do remember the first time I went to Pearl Street Warehouse in late 1975 -- and it may..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...he went to the Austin Police Department for a street closure permit. "I was petrified," he said. "I walked..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

After a Fashion

Are you languishing in one of 'The Stages of Self-Acceptance for Gay Men'? Let Uncle Stephen guide you through.

"...In the mid-Seventies she owned a club on Sixth Street called Friends & Lovers, where the Hard Rock Cafe..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

An Incomplete Compilation of the Gay Bars Austin Has Loved and Lost

Because sometimes you want to go where everybody knows you’re queer

"...THE PEARL STREET WAREHOUSE 17th & Lavaca (1967-78)..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature

After A Fashion

Your Style Avatar hits the rewind button and is on a glitter-soaked loop

"...of being a DJ, I was hanging around the Pearl Street Warehouse and Friends & Lovers here in Austin,..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Stephen lovingly remembers his time designing couture for Zach Scott Theatre

"...loungewear that I had the audacity to wear to Pearl Street Warehouse and the fabulous Friends and Lovers disco...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Whither downtown shopping?

"...to carry all my assorted disco paraphernalia to the Pearl Street Warehouse (you know -- fans, poppers, and cologne)...."

July 21, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Slacker, the Map

It's been over a decade since Slacker premiered at the Dobie Theater. Since then, the lifestyle it celebrated is largely gone, along with the locations it helped make famous. In this "Slacker map," we look at what's disappeared and what's endured.

"...is now a B&B known as the Inn at Pearl Street. A cool place, yes, but try inviting the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Food-o-File

Plant-Centered Cuisine

"...of it on Monday, March 15, 7:30pm, at the Pearl Street Co-op (2000 Pearl). Critical Mass..."

March 12, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Zoom Backgrounds From Austin's Most Haunted Locales

Make remote work meetings a bit spookier with these photos

"...seen around his old mahogany bed. The Inn at Pearl Street Click here for the hi-res image..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...10pm, Maggie Mae's; Thu., 11pm, Hickory Street Led by veteran singer-songwriter Jeff Klein, My Jerusalem mixes..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...driving from other parts of the city is to street park on the cul-de-sac; pregame with some dark lagers,..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Candy-Coated Copyright Infringement

Museum of Human Achievement sues Mars, associates over SXSW installation

"...founded the nonprofit seven years ago in an Eastside warehouse with the decidedly anti-capitalist mission of cultivating arts and..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...test of SXSW stamina quite like a closing night warehouse party. This year’s rager happens in the shadow of..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...and (gasp!) TRAIN! So, instead of circling the surface streets for a miracle then tailgating behind your Kia Soul..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Live Shots

"...resurrected for a Saturday night show on "historic" Sixth Street. With a sputter and a cough, the band came..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...of the Austin real estate pond – on Fourth Street between Colorado and Congress, on what had been Lance..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW 2012 Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

"...9pm, 1100 Warehouse Recalling when Kanye West was still just a college..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature

South Austin Secede!

Our second installment in a series about South Austin explores the roots of "Bubba" and the rivalry between North Austin and south of the river.

"...where raffish people parked in their front yards, drank Pearl beer, and called each other "Bubba." South Austin residents,..."

April 13, 2001 Features Feature by Rob D'Amico

SXSW Saturday Picks and Sleepers

"...10:25pm, Lustre Pearl With a voice somewhere between the sexy purr of..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Top 10 City Council Stories

Dais and months

"...launched a brace of cocktail lounges along residential Rainey Street, instead of the mixed-use development (and parking?) the city..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Off the Record

Sounding off on the ripple effect from City Council's changes to the Austin City Code regarding live music at restaurants, while Vega makes some noise with Crystal Castles

"...what OTR reported last week, restaurants in the Sixth Street and Warehouse entertainment districts are not exempt from the..."

April 24, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...Pearl Charles (Los Angeles, Calif.)..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Mug Life

Austin isn't a world-class beer destination, but it's close

"...Austin Beerworks, Independence, and Real Ale have transformed idle warehouse spaces into working beer mills, while Oasis, Jester King,..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...10pm, Lustre Pearl; Fri., 1am, Mohawk Indoor; Sat., 12:10am, Parish DIIV's acclaimed..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Entranced

Remembering one who fascinated us all: Karen Kuykendall, 1937-2007

"...earlier at the old Center Stage theatre on Sixth Street. She was Joanne, of course, and I was a..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blue Monday

Antone's Blue Mondays continues, 25 years later.

"...at Sixth and Brazos in the mid-Seventies, before Sixth Street became synonymous with frat bars and Jell-O shots. And..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Platters

"...for one track recorded six months earlier at Cedar Street). I was hoping to hear more original material than..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review