Space invaders took over the Maintenance Shop Friday night, sucking in the audience with radar beams of infectious ’80s-inspired pop.Manplanet pleased the near-capacity audience with their animated stage antics, catchy tunes and outrageous outfits.Each of the four members wore different colored space suits, shoes and goggles of the same color, painted fingernails and dyed hair. And while most bands settle for a bottle of beer onstage, Manplanet sipped color-coded Gatorade from scientific flasks. The group could definitely be described as a concept band, as they explore themes of space, robots and the future in their lyrics.In addition to their colorful attire, Manplanet captivated the crowd with sci-fi dance moves. At times they looked like Crayola crayons dumped from the box as they jostled around each other onstage. During other songs they would freeze, then slowly come to life again with methodical, robotic movements.Lead singer Jefferson White’s perpetual smile and good nature were contagious, and bassist Tim Crimson’s, speaking though a microphone that made him sound like a robot, had the audience laughing between songs.But their vibrant stage presence wasn’t all that Manplanet had going for them. Behind the suits and antics, there was a solid pop current that flowed through their color-coded instruments. The sound quality at the M-Shop was excellent, and the band’s rhythm section stayed tight and clear throughout the show. Catchy synthesized hooks, filled with words like “photon,” “skylab” and “raygun” were the sort that stuck in your head long after the show is over.Songs like “I, Robot,” “Jetpack,” and a grand finale cover of Joan Jett and the Blackheart’s “Cherry Bomb” had audience members singing along and hopping around like pogo sticks. When Crimson announced that the next song would be “Ball of Twine,” two girls in front handed White an actual ball of twine, announcing that they had made it in their barn at home. “Wow — that’s never happened before,” White said, lifting the huge ball triumphantly over his head, then handing it back in the crowd, where audience members tossed it around like a beach ball. Local openers Shiloh Church fit the evening, since they had their own bag of stage tricks. Lead singer Eli Hernandez created his customary Kool-Aid/saliva masterpiece that entertains audiences at most Shiloh shows. This time, he used a large picture of President Bush, put it on a spinner and dumped a few packages of Kool-Aid into his mouth. With blood-red goo dripping from his lips, he spat onto the spinning picture. When he was done, he removed the picture and handed it to a fan in the crowd, keeping with Shiloh tradition.