joe-pernice-200-072307Joe Pernice of the Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys, Big Tobacco and, well you get the point. The guy is prolific and is set to turn the publishing world on its ear with the release of his first novel, It Feels So Good When I Stop, through Riverhead Press.

Fans in Chicago will be some of the lucky few that will get to see him read from his book and play an acoustic set of covers mentioned in the book when he hits Schubas on Sept. 11. The book drops – if books indeed do drop – August 6th.

You may remember, if you’re a Joe Pernice geek like myself, he has written a short bit of fiction before. The 33 1/3 book on The Smith’s Meat is Murder, which is, in fact, the only work of fiction in the series. But It Feels So Good When I Stop is a full-fledged, honest to goodness novel.

If a book and a show were not enough, there will also be a soundtrack released through Joe’s own Ashmont Records and can be pre-ordered here. Check out the track list after the jump

1. Soul and Fire (Sebadoh)

2. Chevy Van (Sammy Johns)

3. Tell Me When It’s Over (The Dream Syndicate)

4. I’m Your Puppet (James and Bobby Purify)

5. Found a Little Baby (Plush)

6. Hello It’s Me (Todd Rundgren)

7. That’s How I Got to Memphis (Tom T. Hall)

8. I Go to Pieces (Del Shannon)

9. Chim Chim Cheree (Bill Walsh, Richard Sherman, Irwin Kostal)

10. Black Smoke (No Pope) (The Young Accuser)


True, all this has pushed back the release of a proper Pernice Brothers album, but the man just keeps giving and giving. So I’m sure your patience will be rewarded.

Besides, when’s the last time you got to see a book signing/acoustic show? Exactly. You can thank him in person in September.