“Early Elton”: The “Stage on Stage” series continues at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 with “Early Elton: A Tribute to the Trio Tours of ’70-’72,” State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton. The main stage is transformed into a “club” atmosphere, with band and audience on stage. A cash bar is available on stage. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. “Early Elton” is a tribute to the Elton John, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson trio tours. With only two years since its inception, the “Early Elton” show is playing to capacity audiences in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area, featuring Jeff Kazee (Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes), piano, vocals; Rich Pagano (The Fab Faux), drums, vocals, and John Conte (Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes), bass, vocals. The group played the State Theatre Accopian Ballroom in November 2017. The set list includes “Take Me To The Pilot,” “Levon,” “Burn Down The Mission,” “Country Comfort” and “Madman Across The Water.” Tickets: State Theatre Center for the Arts box office, 453 Northampton St., Easton; statetheatre.org; 1-800-999-7828; 610-252-3132

Blues on the Mountain: Bernard Allison, Ally Venable and Mike Zito headline “Blues Caravan 2018,” 8 p.m. Oct. 7, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. Doors open at 6 p.m. Venable started singing at an early age in church and in recent years picked up the guitar and established herself as a Texas Blues guitar-slinger. Allison, son of the Luther Allison, a Chicago blues master, has carved out his own mythology as a world-class songwriter and performer. For this year’s Blues Caravan, he’ll be drawing on an acclaimed back catalogue that includes 1997’s United States debut, “Keepin’ The Blues Alive” and 2018’s “Let It Go.” Zito, a Missouri-born band-leader, has released 2018’s “First Class Life” album. He has performed and recorded with Devon Allman and Cyril Neville on two albums by the Royal Southern Brotherhood. Tickets: Penn’s Peak box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe; pennspeak.com; ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000