music: Sugar Plant - A Rain Discretion

After work yesterday CJ and I went to Khyber to check out Peelander-Z, who came last after performances by Allison Pollson, The Alphabet Army, and This Radiant Boy. I only worked from 6-9 so it was a very short night at work. We got there and CJ immediately spotted Peelander Yellow, who then asked the manager to help CJ inside, and she did. I was really happy about that so I tipped the manager and I tried to tip Yellow, but he wouldn't take it. :(

I took out $60 from my bank account (gotdamn, I am so poor now... I won't be able to pay off my bills for next month until I get my paycheck the 30th) and bought a rum & coke and later a Long Island Iced Tea, which Khyber NEVER fails to impress. They have the best ones. You heard it here.

Allison Pollson



I think that was her name, I don't really remember. She was very good, reminded me of a more indie Michelle Branch, for lack of a better description. She had someone on bass, but he doubled as drummer as well, and the drummer also did violin, which was often overpowered by the drums. I don't recall the setlist, it was only about 4-5 songs. Very good, though. Unfortunately that was to be her last show for a while because she was going to undergo surgery.

Alphabet Army



Nice, took a LONG time to set up due to the keyboards, guitars, vocoders, and other electronic devices that gave them the Daft Punk sound. I liked it a lot. They had a gimmick, running out in tennis/workout gear. Supposedly, they had a bassist who couldn't make it as well as puppets. I would've liked to see the puppets.





This Radiant Boy



Didn't find them anything remotely special. I thought the lead singer girl was cute. I was only concerned because after them was P-Z and I wanted them to finish ASAP.



Peelander-Z



Awesome mad fun as usual. I love these guys, they are so energetic and they always do their best to put on a fun and interactive show. CJ jumped on stage twice because she's like that. I only have videos of it, I'll try to make .gifs of them. Maybe.







I tipped the merch table $5 and we took a cab home. Got back a little after 2AM.