Rock legend Elton John and his band will play the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, on May 1.

That’s a relatively small venue to catch Elton rocking out. He usually tours smaller venue sas a one-man show with piano, but not this time.

Tickets go on sale Friday at Ticketmaster, with prices at $139, $89, and $39. Too bad we couldn’t get this one for Tullio Arena.

The Parental Advisory Tour with Nashville P.  the P word rhymes with wussy),  Green Jelly, and Psychostick is headed to Sherlock’s in Erie on April 14. That should be a wild show.

Raw, lean-and-mean Nashville P. released “From Hell to Texas,” their first studio CD in four years, in 2009 after recording it at Willie Nelson’s studio.  Motorhead fans would love them. They rip it up live, as Reverend Horton Heat fans know. The two bands toured together for nearly a full year.

Stay tuned for more details when we get them. The show is not yet posted on Nashville P.’s web site but Bev Walker from Sherlock’s tells me she’s booked the date.

Michigan psychobilly band the GD Gallows will play the Crooked I on Tuesday, March 16. They describe their sound as “furious, twanged-out, punk rock gutterbilly.”   GD is our abbreviation for their real name… we can’t use profanity. Check them out at www.myspace.com/thegallowspdx

Congrats to Face Down in High Water, the latest Battle of the Bands winner at Sherlock’s. They won before a packed houe last Wednesday.