Singer-actress Taylor Momsen at Perez Hilton‘s “One Night in Austin” showcase. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Moby sits in on bass for OMD (Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark) at the Spin magazine party at Stubb’s Bar-B-Que. (Joey Maloney / For the Times)
Jack White performs a surprise acoustic mini-set outside the Third Man Records’ Roaming Record Store Truck. (Joey Maloney / For The Times)
Moby, left, plays bass with Paul Humphreys and Orchestral Manoeuvres at the Spin magazine party. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Alison Mosshart of the Kills performs at the Spin magazine party. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Adanowski performs at the convention center. (Jay Janner / Associated Press)
The Bangles perform at the Cedar Street Courtyard. (Jay Janner / Associated Press)
Rachael Ray joins the crowd to watch a band perform at her Feedback side party. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibons, foreground, plays with John Cusimano at Rachael Ray’s Feedback side party. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, left, greets Yo Gabba Gabba’s Brobee before the band performs at the Spin magazine party. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Hystoic Vein, from Meishinchou, Japan, performs during the “Japan Nite” showcase. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Frontman Julian Casablancas and The Strokes perform at Auditorium Shores. (Joey Maloney / For The Times)
The Cults perform at the Filter Culture Collide. (Joey Maloney / For The Times)
The Cool Kids perform at the Nah Right/Smoking Section. (Joey Maloney / For The Times)
Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar perform at the Nah Right/Smoking Section. (Joey Maloney / For The Times)
The Naked and Famous perform at the Filter/Dickies Concert. (Joey Maloney / For The Times)
James Blake performs at the festival. (Joey Maloney / For The Times)
Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon, left, and Roger Taylor perform at the festival. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
London indie rock band The Vaccines perform outside First Baptist Church. (Jay Janner / Associated Press)
New York punk band Peelander-Z performs in the middle of the audience at a show at Elysium. (Jay Janner / Associated Press)
Ume performs at the San Diego Hoe-Down at Lustre Pearl. (Kelly West / Associated Press)
Givers from Lafayette, La., performs at the Mohawk. (Jay Janner / Associated Press)
Hundreds of people line up outside the Fader Fort, will feature live music Wednesday through Saturday during SXSW, for wristbands. (Rodolfo Gonzalez / Associated Press)
Conan O’Brien attends the South by Southwest premiere of “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop,” a documentary that captured the days after his departure from the “Tonight Show.” (April Castro / Associated Press)
SXSW‘s film and music festival kicked off Friday night in Austin, Texas, with the opening of “Source Code.” The techno-thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Capt. Colter Stevens, a decorated airman, on a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. The twist? Technology allows him to take over the identity of one of the victims and relive his last few minutes over and over until he can crack the case. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Michelle Monaghan stars as Christina in “Source Code.” (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Vera Farmiga plays Carol Goodwin. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
Duncan Jones, son of rocker David Bowie, directed the film. (Jack Plunkett / Associated Press)
