Girl guitar pioneer PJ Harvey [ tickets ]'s story is relatively well known, but current compatriot John Parish will be something of a mystery to many fans who only know Harvey's work. The two worked together in the band Automatic Dlamini in the late '80s before Harvey left to begin her impressive solo career, while Parish went on to produce albums by Tracy Chapman and Eels, among others. The two collaborated on the 1996 album "Dance Hall at Louse Point," an avant-garde effort that was reportedly denigrated by Harvey's record-label bosses as "commercial suicide." Thirteen years later, the pair has followed it up with "A Woman a Man Walked By." Harvey, whose most recent solo effort was 2007's "White Chalk," provides the vocals and the lyrics; Parish, who wrote the music, plays guitar. The set is scheduled for release in late March.

Performing Saturday, March 21 at10 p.m. at Stubb's (801 Red River St.)

website: http://www.pjharvey.net