sonic id

Mapping our town with sound

Scarlett Robertson — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:17:50 +0000

Have you heard our Sonic IDs on KBIA? They are short audio portraits of life in and around mid Missouri in the form of stories, anecdotes and sounds of the community.

Jazz meets Gamelan

Scarlett Robertson and Alex Smith — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:47 +0000

This week we head to a Kansas City music laboratory where we find an atypical partnership and stay tuned till the end of the show where we bring you a Sonic ID right off Broadway in Columbia.

Second chance, first opportunity through basketball

Scarlett Robertson and Matt Veto — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:54:12 +0000

This week we hit the basketball court for a story about how, sometimes, the game can take on a deeper meaning. And stay tuned till the end of the show, where we have a new Sonic ID, this time from Speaker’s Circle.

Novel gets new life through opera

Scarlett Robertson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:34:36 +0000

If you hear the word "opera" and think of a stuffy art form with horned helmets and a large singing lady,well, think again.

New music revisited

Scarlett Robertson — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:15:00 +0000

This week we talk about music. New music to be exact. And if you think new music means recently released albums, keep listening as we revisit a conversation I had with Patrick David Clark, who was a resident composer at the Mizzou New Music Festival this summer. And hang on till the end of the show for a Sonic ID from one of Columbia’s more memorable citizens.

What makes a community

Scarlett Robertson — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:50:29 +0000

This week: a look at a community group in Columbia and a Sonic ID from the Benton Stephens neighborhood.

All that jazz

Scarlett Robertson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:01:10 +0000

As the saying goes, jazz was born in New Orleans, but it grew up in Kansas City. This week we’ll revisit Robert Altman’s “Kansas City.” And a new musical audio postcard.