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VOLUME 12, ISSUE 4
4 | AT A GLANCE
See what's cooking at the
SouthBites® Trailer Park
20 | IN BRIEF
Updates from the SXSW family
of events
44 | A LOOK BACK:
Katie Couric
Famed TV journalist speaks
to timeless virtues
FEATURES
9 | Right Here, Right Now
SXSW 2018 in pictures
30 | Isle of Dogs
Premiere of new Wes Anderson
movie will close SXSW Film
32 | Beating Heart
New interpretations bring new
audience to African field recordings
34 | Austin's Gaming History
The roots are deep for the city's
video game design industry
STORIES
36 | Hip-Hop in Asia
Emerging talent raps on popularity's door
38 | Latin Urban Music
Diverse sounds cross genres in search of
global audiences
40 | Nathaniel Rateliff &
the Night Sweats
Band brings modern soul style to
SXSW's Outdoor Stage
42 | Heavy Trip
Finnish f ilm shows metal's warm
and fuzzy side
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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night
Sweats. Photo by Malia James.
Hugh Tracey/Beating Heart.
Photo courtesy of Chris Pedley.
El Freaky. Photo by David Micolta.