The Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society (EMAS) is an art collective dedicated to advancing improvised and experimental work in Kansas City. Founded in 2021 by Seth A Davis and Evan Verploegh.
The Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society (EMAS) is an art collective dedicated to advancing improvised and experimental work in Kansas City. Founded in 2021 by Seth A Davis and Evan Verploegh.
Upcoming Performances
Wednesday, April 17
EMAS Presents: Bob Moses
Charlotte Street Foundation
7:30pm
Saturday, April 20
Hawkins, Knoll, Osborne, Kopper, Verploegh // Water is the Sun // Remst8
Vulpes Bastille
7:30pm
Sunday, April 21
Electrogong, Nightmode, Freak Establishment, Water Is The Sun
Replay Lounge (Lawrence)
10pm
Wednesday, April 24
Electrogong, Throuple, Rabbit Girls, Austin Williamson, Serated Cooridor
Farewell
8pm
Thursday, April 25
Seth Davis, Paul Rudy & Thomas Rosenkranz
Diastole Scholars Center
7:30pm
Friday, April 26
Second Nature Ensemble + Alan Voss Quartet
Englewood Center for the Arts
Saturday, April 27
Seth Davis with Katarina Fitzpatrick // Apricot Glow
Charlotte Street (Open Studios)
Set Times TBD
Upcoming Performances
Wednesday, April 17
EMAS Presents: Bob Moses
Charlotte Street Foundation
7:30pm
Saturday, April 20
Hawkins, Knoll, Osborne, Kopper, Verploegh // Water is the Sun // Remst8
Vulpes Bastille
7:30pm
Sunday, April 21
Electrogong, Nightmode, Freak Establishment, Water Is The Sun
Replay Lounge (Lawrence)
10pm
Wednesday, April 24
Electrogong, Throuple, Rabbit Girls, Austin Williamson, Serated Cooridor
Farewell
8pm
Thursday, April 25
Seth Davis, Paul Rudy & Thomas Rosenkranz
Diastole Scholars Center
7:30pm
Friday, April 26
Second Nature Ensemble + Alan Voss Quartet
Englewood Center for the Arts
Saturday, April 27
Seth Davis with Katarina Fitzpatrick // Apricot Glow
Charlotte Street (Open Studios)
Set Times TBD
Thursday, May 2
Leslie Butsch, Aaron Osborne, Mike Stover, Evan Verploegh
The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven
6pm Doors / 6:30pm Show - Pay What You can
Sunday, May 5
Field/Dikeman/Florin + Florin/Kaiser/Davis + EMAS
MiniBar
7pm
Thursday, May 2
Leslie Butsch, Aaron Osborne, Mike Stover, Evan Verploegh
The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven
6pm Doors / 6:30pm Show - Pay What You can
Sunday, May 5
Field/Dikeman/Florin + Florin/Kaiser/Davis + EMAS
MiniBar
7pm
EMAS Records
EMAS Records was founded in 2021 and is focused on releases from people affiliated with EMAS to promote improvised and experimental music in Kansas City and the greater midwest.
Releases
Brennan Connors, Seth A Davis, Evan Verploegh
Connors/Davis/Verploegh (2022)
Cooper, Davis, Kopper, Verploegh, Williams
Compressed Space (2023)
EMAS Quartet
EMS (2022)
Krista Kopper
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (2023)
Krista Kopper & Benjamin Baker
Open Sea (2023)
Krista Kopper & Evan Verploegh
For the Trees (2022)
Torches Mauve (Evan Verploegh & Seth Andrew Davis)
Volume One (2023)
Volume Two (2023)
VDO
VDO (2022)
Verploegh & Baker
Singles (2021)
Badger State Games (2022)