Next week, the inaugural CHANGES event begins. Two days of industry-leading talks and two nights of pioneering live music, showcasing at the epicentre of Australia’s Live Music Capital. Taking over Fitzroy and Collingwood’s award-winning venues, CHANGES’ live music program packs over 100 Victorian artists curated in partnership with local labels, agents, and other music organisations to exhibit the bright future of Victorian music. All for just $50.

On the first night, your choices include ex-Perth punks Dianas, RVG and Totally Mild following successful runs at SXSW, the pithy-yet-empathetic rock of Jarrow and Jess Ribeiro, or heartbreak dance from Darcy Baylis. On the second night, it’s the gut-wrenching ballads of Alice Skye and fearless rap of P-Unique, Eilish Gilligan’s cathartic pop, tense post-punk in the form of No Sister, Evelyn Ida Morris coming off the back of their acclaimed self-titled new record, eclectic rave sounds from NULL, the smeared punk glamour of Shrimpwitch, and Corner Award-winning, truth-to-power-speaking trio Cable Ties.

This is just a sliver of the breadth of CHANGES’ live music offering. Full info on playing times and venues can be found at the CHANGES website.

FULL LIST OF CHANGES SHOWCASES
WEDNESDAY 4 JULY

THE PUSH ALL AGES ROOFTOP SHOWCASE – ACU MELBOURNE ROOFTOP
BEC SANDRIDGE – 1:30pm

CHAPTER MUSIC SHOWCASE
– THE GRACE DARLING
BABY / GREGOR / SCHOOL DAMAGE / TOTALLY MILD

COLLECTIVE ARTISTS SHOWCASE
– YAH YAHS
ALEXANDER BIGGS / BLOODS (DJ SET) / CLEOPOLD / FRASER A. GORMAN / JESS LOCKE / MILWAUKEE BANKS

OUR GOLDEN FRIEND SHOWCASE
– THE TOTE
808S AND GREATEST HITS / DIANAS / ELIZABETH / THE FACULTY / JAZZ / MOONLOVER / POPPONGENE / PRIMO! / RVG / SINGING LESSONS / SWEET WHIRL / WAY DYNAMIC

ANTI FADE SHOWCASE – THE BENDIGO
AUSMUTEANTS / CIVIC / PARSNIP / TERRY

HOPESTREET RECORDINGS SHOWCASE – BAR OPEN
THE CACTUS CHANNEL / LEISURE CENTRE / THE PUTBACKS / ZILLANOVA

BARELY DRESSED RECORDS SHOWCASE
– OLD BAR
HOLLIE JOYCE / JARROW / JESS RIBEIRO / JIM LAWRIE / RYAN DOWNEY

NEW WORLD ARTISTS SHOWCASE
– THE EVELYN
DIET / THE OUTDOOR TYPE / SAATSUMA / TYNE JAMES ORGAN

GOOD MANNERS SHOWCASE
– THE LAUNDRY
DARCY BAYLIS / LUCIANBLOMKAMP / TWO PEOPLE / ZK KING

BEDROOM SUCK RECORDS SHOWCASE
– THE GASOMETER
GOOD MORNING / JAALA / LEHMANN B. SMITH / RABBIT ISLAND

THURSDAY 5 JULY

THE PUSH ALL AGES ROOFTOP SHOWCASE – ACU MELBOURNE ROOFTOP
RAT!HAMMOCK – 1:00pm

MUSIC VICTORIA REGIONAL SHOWCASE
– THE GRACE DARLING
BONES AND JONES / CHAPEL / NANCIE SCHIPPER / WHITE BLEACHES / YERGURL

SELECT MUSIC SHOWCASE – YAH YAHS
EILISH GILLIGAN / EVAN KLAR / IVAN OOZE / MORGAN BAIN / SELECT MUSIC DJS

HYSTERICAL RECORDS X IDENTICAL RECORDS SHOWCASE – THE TOTE
HOT TO ROT / HYSTERICAL RECORDS MYSTERY BAND / NO SISTER / QWERTY / RACERAGE / SHRIMPWITCH / STATIONARY SUNS / SWIM TEAM

UNFD SHOWCASE – THE BENDIGO
BAD JUJU / THE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT / PRIDELANDS / TERRA / VOID OF VISION

PARADISE SHOWCASE – BAR OPEN
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING / MAYA HIRASEDO / MINORFAUNA / NULL

MILK! RECORDS SHOWCASE – THE OLD BAR
EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR / EVELYN IDA MORRIS / JADE IMAGINE / LOOSE TOOTH

LISTEN SHOWCASE – THE EVELYN
ALICE SKYE / KALYANI (WILLOW BEATS) /
P-UNIQUE / SOFT APPROACH

BAD APPLES MUSIC SHOWCASE PRESENTED BY LEVIS – THE LAUNDRY
BIRDZ / DRMNGNOW / MOJO JUJU / PHILLY / SOJU GANG

POISON CITY RECORDS SHOWCASE
– THE GASOMETER
BENCH PRESS / CABLE TIES / DARK FAIR / MICHAEL BEACH / MOODY BEACHES / TV HAZE

LNWY x I OH YOU – Official CHANGES Closing Party – THE NIGHT CAT
ALTA / BILLY DAVIS & THE GOOD LORDS / KRAKATAU
With CHANGES’ Live Music Pass, participants get access to over 100 shows across both nights. Come along on July 4 & 5 at the stunning ACU Melbourne Campus and help draw a roadmap for the future of the music industry. Join us at www.changes.melbourne
FULL LIST OF CHANGES SPEAKERS
Abby Gee, City of Yarra | Alex Yabsley, Square Sounds Festival | Alex Zaccaria, Bolster | Allegra Caldwell, BMG Australia | Beatrice Lewis, Haiku Hands | Brigid Dixon, Mushroom Group | Carly James (US), Paradigm Talent Agency | Cherie Hu (US) | Christie Morgan, Pitch Studios | Danielle Levy (US), Big Deal Music | Dave “Dizz1” Norris, Ableton | David Benge, (NZ) VICE | David Ray, Amazon Music | Gareth Smith (US), SubPop | Jenn Pelly (US), Pitchfork | Joseph Edward Keyes (US), Bandcamp | Kat Dopper, Heaps Gay | Kate Duncan, The Push | Lorrae McKenna, Our Golden Friend | Marihuzka Cornelius, Ivy league | Markell Casey (US), Pulse Music Group | Matthew Hessler (US), Vinyl Me, Please | Melissa Yong, Village Sounds | Meredith Croy, (US) Songkick | Michelle Landry (US), The Bowery Presents | Millie Millgate, Sounds Australia | Pia Del Mastro, UNTITLED | Rebecca Young, Collective Artists | Rishi Shah (US), VERSUS Creative | Rochelle Flack, Ditto Music | Sabrina Robertson, Native Tongue Publishing | Sarah Hamilton, Ditto Music | Shaad D’Souza, Noisey | Stacey Wilhelm, SXSW | Tim Nelson & Sam Netterfield, Cub Sport | Tim Shiel, Spirit Level | Uppy Chatterjee, Red Bull Australia | Vanessa Picken, Comes With Fries | Will Evans, Bandcamp | Zoe Coverdale, Mushroom Publishing