A hula hoop outside "Hexadecagon" by The Octopus Project. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

"Hexadecagon" by The Octopus Project at SXSW 2010. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Startup company, Monkey Wrench Design, displayed robotic monkeys at a SXSW trade show. (Jacqueline Ingles/KXAN)

Welcoming SXSW bands at ABIA, 2010 (Chris Allen/KXAN)

Scott Dadich, Creative Director of WIRED Magazine addresses a fan at SXSW 2010.

Tom Petersson, Rick Nielsen, and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick show the 8-track release of "The Latest" at SXSW 2010. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Smokey Robinson at SXSW (Catenya McHenry/KXAN)

Free front row seats at Auditorium Shores (Erin Cargile/KXAN)

Dakota Fanning at "The Runaways" premiere at SXSW

SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)
 

SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)
 

Enormous crowds attend the SXSW Interactive Festival (Daniel Axelbaum/KXAN)

Madasgar hissing cockroaches show how bad computer bugs can be at SXSWi 2010. (By Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Sixth Street at SXSW 2010 (By Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Every place is a venue at SXSW 2010 (By Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Bar patrons at SXSW 2010 (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Bill Murray at 'Get Low' premiere (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)

Yvonne Lambert of The Octopus Project plays the theramin at SXSW 2010 (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Dudes party at SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)

'Instrumenti' of Latvia - the hardest working pandas on Sixth Street (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)
 

SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)
 

'Instrumenti' of Latvia (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)

'Instrumenti' of Latvia at SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)

SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)
 

A familiar sight on Sixth. SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)

SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)
 

SXSW 2010 (Paul Pizana/KXAN Special Contributor)
 

"Hexadecagon" by The Octopus Project at SXSW 2010. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

"The Big One" day party, presented by Do512.com and Shiner. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

"The Big One" day party, presented by Do512.com and Shiner. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Dan Black plays "The Big One" day party, presented by Do512.com and Shiner. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

"The Big One" day party, presented by Do512.com and Shiner. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

"The Big One" day party, presented by Do512.com and Shiner. (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Court Yard Hounds featuring Martie Maguire and Emily Robison of Dixie Chicks play Antone's at SXSW 2010 (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Court Yard Hounds featuring Martie Maguire and Emily Robison of Dixie Chicks play Antone's at SXSW 2010 (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Court Yard Hounds featuring Martie Maguire and Emily Robison of Dixie Chicks play Antone's at SXSW 2010 (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)