NY State's MOUNTAIN JAM Announced - Gov't Mule & Allmans to Headline

MUSIC NEWS - Official word is out --- the 2009 Mountain Jam Music festival (the fifth annual) will return to the picturesque town of Hunter, NY (short trip from NYC) on Friday, May 29th thru Sunday, May 31st . Gov???t Mule will anchor the festival for the fifth year in a row, while The Allman Brothers Band will make their exclusive Northeast festival appearance at Mountain Jam as part of their 40th anniversary celebration. In addition, the three-day event will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, which took place in nearby Bethel, NY.

Michael Franti & Spearhead will return for their fourth festival appearance along with Ray Lamontagne and Jackie Greene . A wide array of first time Mountain Jam performers will join in, such as Coheed & Cambria , The Derek Trucks Band , The Hold Steady , Richie Havens , Railroad Earth , Porter Batiste & Stoltz , Brett Dennen , The Lee Boys and many others. Late Night performances will begin at 1 am and will take place both outside ???Under the Stars??? and inside The Hunter Mountain Lodge. DJ phenomenon Girl Talk will be one of the late night performers. Other bands will be announced soon.

The Awareness Village will once again host Rock the Earth , a not-for-profit environmental advocacy group, Headcount, which promotes voter registration, and Community Energy, a company committed to increasing the domestic supply of clean, fuel-free energy. The festival has a strong environmental program and will be implementing bio-degradable vending supplies and a strong recycling and post event clean-up program.

Mountain Jam has grown into a three-day, multi-stage event, featuring onsite camping, a full Awareness Village, and one of the northeast???s most pristine natural amphitheaters. Over the years, Mountain Jam has hosted some of the top names in live music, including Phil Lesh & Friends, Levon Helm's Ramble on The Road, My Morning Jacket, Bob Weir & RatDog, Drive-By Truckers, Dr. Dog, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, Mike Gordon, G. Love & Special Sauce, Ozomatli, Galactic, Xavier Rudd, Umphrey???s McGee and Robert Randolph & the Family Band, among many others

The Hunter Mountain Lodge will provide fans with 24-hour access to both food and indoor bathrooms, while onsite camping and a smorgasbord of nearby hotels and lodges will ensure that all attendees will have a wide variety of accommodations. This year, Mountain Jam will also offer expanded VIP options, and will bring back its highly acclaimed ???Tavern in the Woods??? featuring private bar area and hammocks, as well as a shaded hospitality tent, and a variety of gourmet food and beverages.

Early bird tickets go on sale Monday, January 26 through MountainJam.com .

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