Daily Staff Writer

Tonight

People’s Bar and Grill’s favorite cover band Ivory Star makes its bi-monthly stop in Ames. The show begins at 9:30.

Cotton Mather headlines a 9 p.m. show at The M-Shop. See story on this page for details.

On support of its RCA debut “Come Clean,” the six-member pop-rock band Mysteries of Life will travel all the way from Indianapolis to open.

Vocalist/guitarist Jake Smith and drummer Freda Love first made a name for themselves in Julianna Hatfield’s band The Blake Babies.

Supporting the new radio single “21 Years of Pain,” the Ames hardcore outfit 35″ Mudder plays at The Long Shot with Grubbie Ernie.

35″ Mudder has sold over 1,000 copies of its debut “Definition of Purpose” since it was released in December. The song “It All Comes Back To Me” has reached as high as the No. 6 requested song on Lazer 103.3.

Saturday

Fresh off a Colorado tour, Local Indigo Guys The Nadas play People’s Bar and Grill with opening act Sarcastic Jack.

The folk-rock foursome’s first single “New Start” is being tested on over 20 radio stations nationwide. The show begins at 9 p.m.

The Tucson, Az., five-piece celtic band The Mollys performs at The M-Shop at 9 p.m. See story on page 8 for details.