Is it too early to be thinking about the first scent of summer that comes in late spring? Mountain Jam, the massive old-style music fest that unfolds up at Hunter Mountain in late spring each year via the organizational help of Radio Woodstock and guitarist Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule and Allman Brothers Band fame, recently announced its lineup for its seventh outing this June 2 through 5. As usual, Gov’t Mule’s headlining gig, on Saturday, June 4, will be enwrapped by a mixture of top touring jam bands, more traditional musical acts and plenty of new creativity – plus one local group set for the big push onto a larger national stage.

Modern rock heroes My Morning Jacket will return to the festival after five years, along with Michael Franti & Spearhead, crossover punk/Americana sensations the Avett Brothers, modern blues/rock trailblazers North Mississippi Allstars, the high-energy, hippie folk/pop collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, cross-genre banjo whiz Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, legendary blues/rock masters Electric Hot Tuna, rhythm & blues and gospel icon Mavis Staples, high-energy psychedelic rockers Portugal, West African-influenced Toubab Krewe, the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band and for all you local fans, the great Earl Lundy’s fab dirty blues/soul marchers, Voodelic.

Things kick off early on Thursday night this year, with added music – and more late-night gigs inside. Things run through Sunday night, rain or shine, in true upstate festival tradition. “It’s been great to watch Mountain Jam grow over the last seven years from a one-day concert to a multi-day destination event,” says Haynes. “I’m really looking forward to this year’s lineup.”

Early-bird tickets, at significant discounts, are now available at www.mountainjam.com.