Riffage.com Kicks Off Live Concert Webcasts At San Francisco's Great American Music Hall During CMJ's ChangeMusic Event; Riffage.com Indie Artists to Warm the Stage for Headlining Acts Imperial Teen and Man or Astro-Man?

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2000

Business/Entertainment Editors

CMJ's ChangeMusic

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000

Calling all CMJ ChangeMusic attendees and music fans. Riffage.com, the Net's leading destination for people who want a personalized music experience, today announced live concert/Webcast performances by Imperial Teen and Man or Astro-Man? at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall on Sept. 15 and 16.

The shows, produced by Riffage.com's Riffage Live division and co-sponsored by CMJ's ChangeMusic event, will also feature select Riffage.com artists as opening acts, including Gardner, Aislers Set and Mooney Suzuki. For Riffage.com, this live concert/Webcast showcase marks the premier Webcast event since the company announced its acquisition of the music hall in April 2000.

Riffage.com's live concerts open with Imperial Teen performing on Sept. 15, along with Gardner and Aislers Set. Man or Astro-Man? will top the bill on Sept. 16 with The Spoozys and Mooney Suzuki performing as opening acts.

Doors open each night at 9 p.m. For more information, music fans can call the Great American Music Hall at 415/885-0750. Tickets can be purchased by calling 415/478-2277 or by visiting http://www.ticketweb.com.

For music fans unable to attend the shows, select artist performances will also be offered as live and on-demand Webcast programming at http://live.riffage.com.

"Riffage.com made a big splash among online music fans with its recent Riffage Live-produced Webcasts of BBC Music Live and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2000, among other shows," said Jason Rubinstein, vice president and general manager of Riffage.com's Riffage Live division.

"Now, with these newly slated productions, fans have an incredible opportunity to see some of their favorite up-and-coming Riffage artists perform live in concert, both in person and on the Net. This is just the beginning."

Riffage.com's Riffage Live division was launched in April 2000 with the charter to deliver live performance and programming opportunities for both major and independent artists.

In addition to BBC Music Live and Jazz Fest 2000, Riffage Live's previous concert and Webcast productions also include live Riffage-featured artist performances at this year's South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, and the company's "Riffage Live from the Great American Music Hall" concert/Webcast series, which will also air on the Burly Bear college cable TV network this fall.

Moving forward, Riffage Live intends to host live concerts and Webcasts at the company's San Francisco venue every month. Information on upcoming events is available at http://live.riffage.com.

About CMJ's ChangeMusic

CMJ's ChangeMusic is a four-day conference and festival where the music and digital media industries will converge to explore the intersection of music and technology. The event takes place Sept. 14-17, 2000, in San Francisco. Additional event information is available at http://www.cmj.com/events.

About Riffage.com

Riffage.com is a leading online music destination, recognized industrywide for its unique way of connecting artists and fans on the basis of personal musical taste. With state-of-the-art communications, live programming, community features and e-commerce, Riffage.com delivers a powerful forum for discovering both indie and popular music in a format that's compelling, personalized and easy to use.

The company's Riffage Live division provides live and on-demand Webcast programming from major music events across the globe and co-produces an indie-artist TV showcase, broadcasted over the Burly Bear college TV network and online at http://live.riffage.com.

The division also manages Riffage.com's venue, San Francisco's legendary Great American Music Hall, which serves as its premier facility for hosting live concerts and Webcasts by indie and popular artists.

Through its 1500 Records division, Riffage.com provides select artists with professional music label representation, utilizing an industry-breakthrough business model that combines traditional A & R services with powerful Internet-based research and marketing. Company investors include AOL, Bertelsmann Ventures, BMG Entertainment, Mayfield Fund and TransCosmos USA.

Riffage.com, based in Palo Alto, is a privately owned company. More information is available at www.riffage.com.

EDITOR'S NOTE: To view the news release announcing Riffage.com's acquisition of the Great American Music Hall, as well as other announcements, visit http://www.riffage.com/riffage/about/propaganda/0,1408,,00.html