Jonathan Ammons American Splendor Part 1 (S2 | E 67)
What? !!! TWO WPVM hosts on the same show? What madness is this?
Indeed yes – Jonathan Ammons and PJ Ewing from WPVM get together to talk through Jonathan’s music. Jonathan Ammons (Dirty Spoon Radio Hour) is a minimalist. And a gifted artist. That puts him in the category of Tim Gane, John Cale, John Cage… Steve Reich. And we get the pleasure of an in-depth conversation across multiple shows. Getting to know Asheville’s Jonathan Ammons this week on LTNF. American Splendor Part 1.
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About JONATHAN
Jonathan Ammons is an essayist and journalist, bartender, musician, Southern native, and avid traveler. A contributor to Salon, 100 Days in Appalachia, Mountain Xpress, WNC Magazine, Asheville-Citizen Times, and Paste Magazine, he also helped open Asheville’s MG Road cocktail lounge, and has worked and staged at Chicago’s Aviary by Grant Achatz, as well as the Bazaar by Jose Andres in Los Angeles.
A professional hedonist, eating, drinking, and stumbling his way through his beloved Southern culture.
The Playlist
| Song | Artist | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circling Hawks | Jonathan Ammons | Any Way Your Turn | 2022 |
| Red Leaf | Jonathan Ammons | American Splendor | 2021 |
| All Thoughts are Prey to Some Beasts | Bill Callahan | Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle | 2009 |
| I’ll Be Your Mirror | Velvet Underground and Nico | Velvet Underground and Nico | 1967 |
| Paris 1919 | John Cale | Paris 1919 | 1967 |
| Gymnopédie No. 1 | Erik Satie | Erik Satie & Friends | 1949 (1888) |
| First Frost | Jonathan Ammons | American Splendor | 2021 |
| Starálfur | Sigur Rós | Ágætis byrnun | 1999 |
VIDEO REFERENCES
Jonathan Ammons American Splendor Part 1
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