Film School, The Big Sleep at Mercury Lounge, 3/11/2006

Swung by Mercury Lounge Saturday night to check out the first of Film School’s two night stand there. Although the show was “sold out,” four of us still managed to get in pretty easily. It could have been because we arrived early enough to catch Brooklyn’s mostly instrumental noise rock trio, the Big Sleep. This was a good thing. The Big Sleep powered almost non-stop through their set, made up of some straight ahead guitar-bass-drums post-punk rockers and a few, more melodic, keyboard driven tunes. The show was highly energetic and fun to watch.

Film School was pretty good as well. I’m a fan of the album and the sound that made it cool came through nicely in the live show, but I think the guy on the board needed to crank the master volume a few levels. The band was going pretty crazy on stage but the sound in the club somehow didn’t reflect the visual. Still, it was a enjoyable, and I’d recommend checking out both bands if you get the chance.

Dankster Rating: 6/10