Festival Fever: Mountain Jam, 6/5-8/14

The tenth annual Mountain Jam fest takes over Hunter Mountain in Hunter for a four-day festival to kick off the summer music season Thursday-Sunday, June 5-8. Of course, Warren Haynes’ Gov’t Mule will once again serve as the host band. And Nippertown’s own Sean Rowe will be making his Mountain Jam debut, too. Tickets are slated to go on sale to the general public at 10am on Thursday (January 16).

The fest’s folks announced the initial round of performers today:

Gov’t Mule
The Avett Brothers
Jeff Tweedy
Bob Weir & Ratdog
The Tedeschi Trucks Band
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Pretty Lights
Damian Marley
Sean Rowe
Umphrey’s McGee
the Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Trampled by Turtles
Dark Star Orchestra
Blitzen Trapper
Beats Antique
Jackie Greene
Anders Osborne
Antibalas
Lucius
Valerie June
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds
Moon Taxi
Reignwolf
Jonathan Wilson
The Weeks
Treetop Flyers
Connor Kennedy
Citizens Band Radio
The Dough Riders
Paul Green Rock Academy

and more to be announced at a later date…