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Joe Pernice, the leader of the Pernice Brothers and the force behind some of the most well-crafted classicist pop songs of the past decade, officially jumped into the wild word of fiction this week with his first proper novel, It Feels So Good When I Stop. The book's story of a lost slacker unable to come to grips with his recent marriage (much less his life) may have strong shades of Nick Hornby's half-pathetic music/sports obsessives, but Pernice is more brutally honest, giving a true warts-and-all portrayal of a deeply flawed character that sometimes hits a little close to home. And, of course, there's a boatload of terrific, offbeat musical references and a steady stream of humor throughout. Pernice sat down with DCist last week to discuss the book, its companion "soundtrack," and his tour, which brings him to Iota in Arlington on Sunday night.

Perhaps you’ve been to one of those shows where the crowd – for whatever reason – keeps a ten foot distance between themselves and the stage. We’ve seen it before (last summer’s Clientele show at Iota comes to mind), but it baffles us every time. Seems to be that those expecting a night of folk-pop or softer stuff don’t want to get too close to the stage, lest they embarrass the performer or something. Luckily,...