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06 THURSDAY NOV. 16, 2017

Elise Tanyag and Jon Abello perform at the Clement St. Market. CHLOE JACKSON/FOGHORN USF STU DEN TS HOST LIVE BANDS AT CLEMENT

ALI DEFAZIO . kids shopping wirh their parents. Genevieve, La­ Staff W riter lou, and Augie, sar crisscrossed on rhe sneer, heads bopping to Tanyag's floating vocals. Genevieve said, Groce ry shopping is a necessity, some would even "Every song is my favorite. I like rhar the girl plays say a chore. We're all painfully familiar wirh rhe rou­ rhe guitar and rhe piano." tine; hunt around for a reusable bag to avoid rhe 10 Parents of two, Elizabeth and Eddie Harrison, cent surcharge, pop in some headphones to drown stopped to ler rheir oldest daughter, Eva, dance to our shopper-ch aos, and pray you don't have ro stare the music of Tanyag and Abello. Eddie graduated down anyone for rhe last box of your favorite snack. from USF in 2012 and still brings his two children Bur whar if grocery shopping was an experience, nor to the community garden to play on rhe weekends. a rask? Wirh live music and cheery "hellos! ", rhar is Elizabeth says her family makes it our to the Clem­ exactl y what the Clement Street Farmer's Marker ac­ ent Market every week. complishes. Lasr Sunday, USF media organizations:, Brandon Leland, lead singer for Till I Fall, appre­ KUSF, USFrv, and rhe Foghorn put on live bands ar ciated the little kids who crowded around his band's the marker. The event was parr of rhe media studies performance. "We had a show at Arr Boutiki last workshop's final project. night .and there a bunch of high school sophomores Eli se Tanyag and Jon Abello, who mer while au­ and juniors -- you know those all age shows. So it's ditioning for USF 's acapella group SIX Voices, sang kind of the same thing," said Leland. and bear-boxed over acoustic guitar and piano in the Sometime in the next two weeks, USFtv will be post­ middle of rhe market. San Jose alternative pop-rock ing videos from the Clement Street Farmer's Mar­ Elizabeth and USF alum Eddie Harrison with their two children, band, Till I Fall, also jammed for mark~r-goers . ker and KUSF will be broadcasting interviews with (from left to right) Eva and Judah. CHLOE JACKSON/ By far, the biggest fans of the artists were lirrle Tanyag. • FOGHO RN .

LADY BIRD DELI GHTSON TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS

ROSE HEREDIA of her adolescence, we see her daring woes drowned Staff Writer out by the music of "Crash into Me" by Dave Mat­ thews. Lady Bird's experience with guys is relatable "I hate California, I want to go to the East Coast. I and depicted painfully well when her boyfriend, Kyle want to go where culture is like, New York, or Connecti­ (Timothee Chalamet) tells her, "You're going to have cut or New Hampshire" declared Christine "Lady Bird" so much un-special sex in your life." McPherson (Saoirse Ronan). 's directorial Gerwig is best known for "" and debut is a coming-of-age film steeped in nostalgia, adoles­ "," in which she serves as both screenwriter cence and - even further- dedicated to her native town and lead actress for frequent collaborator (and boy­ of Sacramento. friend) . His films feature quirky char­ Gerwig's affection for her town is depicted with gor­ acters, abrupt and open-ended conclusions and people geous shots of Sacramento landmarks, shown when her unsure of their place in society. It's no wonder she mom, Marion {Laurie Metcalf), drove her around in the mined her experiences to bring chis semi-autobiograph­ first scene of the film . Ronan's ability to channel that ical story to life, giving "Lady Bird" a texture similar to teenage angst helps us empathize with Lady Bird as we any Baumbach story, in the best way possible. see the way the contentious relationship with her mother This film will sit with you and make you reach out shapes her actions and personality. Her hair is dyed red, to a family member and wax nostalgic for days be­ she wants to be called Lady Bird instead of Christine and cause of LadyBird's journey. What "Lady Bird" tells she doesn't want to attend a California school. Like any us is that we might hate the place where we come teenager searching for their place in the world, she tries from, but we wouldn't be who we are without those out different sides of herself. joining the theater depart­ experiences. • ment with her best friend, Julie {played wonderfully by Beanie Feldstein), and spending time with the cool girl, Jenna (Odeya Rush). While Lady Bird navigates the waters of the last years Lucas Hedges plays Danny O'N~ in Lady Bird. AU