
PJ Harvey and her band, including long time collaborator John Parrish, returned to Detroit this fall. The concert featured mostly music from her newest release, ‘I Inside The Old Year Dying’. Her new material is more contemplative and introspective. The band members are all multi-instrumentalists, switching easily between guitars and keyboards and various types of percussion. PJ herself even brought her autoharp for one song. She was radiant and very much appreciated her audience. She complimented the city of Detroit and the Masonic Temple venue. The sound and the mix was wonderful. The stage set was almost like a play. She moved to different parts of the stage, sometimes sitting. She had a small desk and chair in the center where she kept some small precussion instruments. Toward the end of the show she played some of her more well know songs from the past, including Man-Size, Dress, Down By The River, and To Bring You My Love. The encore featured C’Mon Billy and White Chalk. It was a remarkable preformance and I’m happy I finally got to see her live as I missed her in Detroit in 1995. Review by Mick T.