If you like crowds and artists with diamond-filled foreheads, this is where you’ll find them. Just imagine the first big party of the summer with your friends and a tasty mix of big names, from home and abroad, who know how to put on a show that’s both hard-hitting and memorable.

Crazy you say? Maybe, but mostly determined to make emerging music accessible to those who want to discover it. And that means that you get to see some of the best emerging artists in some of our most infamous bars and venues on Blainville Street — for free. First come, first served.

This year, we felt like Santa Teresa was lacking in the funny-business department so we decided to launch a new series of original comedy shows throughout the festival site.