Kishi Bashi, A Song For You (live), August Hall, San Francisco, June 12, 2019 (HD)

Kishi Bashi plays a new song called "A Song For You" live in concert in front of a sold-out crowd at August Hall in San Francisco, California on June 12, 2019. A Song For You appears on Kishi Bashi's new album, Omoiyari, released two weeks ago on Joyful Noise Recordings. Joining him onstage were Nick Ogawa (cello), Kathryn Koch (violin), Pip the Pansy (flute and keyboards), Mike Savino (bass), Dave Kirslis (guitar), and Ryan Oslance (drums).
Omoiyari live tour dates (2019):
June 8 - Athens, CA @ Georgia Theatre
June 10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge
June 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge
June 12 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
June 14 - Portland, OR @ The Old Church Concert Hall
June 16 - Seattle, WA @ Washington Hall
June 18 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
June 19 - Brooklyn NY @ Murmrr
June 20 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Sept. 26 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Sept. 27 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic NOLA
Sept. 28 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk Austin
Sept. 29 - Houston, TX @ The Heights Theater
Sept. 30 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Oct. 2 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Oct. 3 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
Oct. 5 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Imperial Vancouver
Oct. 6 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Oct. 7 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Oct. 8 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Oct. 10 - Eugene, OR @ Wow Hall
Oct. 11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Oct. 12 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew
Oct. 13 - San Diego, CA @ Music Box
Oct. 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
Oct. 24 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
Oct. 25 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
Oct. 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
Oct. 27 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Oct. 28 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Oct. 29 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Oct. 30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theater
Nov. 1 - Norwalk, CT @ Wall Street Theater
Nov. 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Nov. 3 - Boston, MA @ Royale
Nov. 4 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Nov. 6 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
Nov. 7 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
Nov. 8 - Washington DC @ Lincoln Theatre
Nov. 9 - Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson, Theater
A Song For You lyrics:
A song for you
I wrote in memory
As faint as anything
We etched into the walls
It's all for you
We called the venomous
To silent strike on any vein
Like a bayonet array
In the afternoon
When did you
Fill out the melody?
With sacred innocence
In the middle of the war
I fought for you
The pride in every light
That shined upon your face
From a memory erased
It’s all for you
We pledged to send a photograph
Of every frame, of every laugh
We meant to have
A song for you
A song for you
A song for you
It's all for you
A song for you
A song for you
I wrote in memory
As faint as anything
We etched into the walls
It's all for you
The pride of every light
That shined upon your face
Like a memory erased
A song for you
A song for you
A song for you
It’s all for you
A song for you
Written by Kaoru Ishibashi
Kishi Bashi official bio:
Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym of singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi. Born in Seattle, Washington, Ishibashi grew up in Norfolk, Virginia where both of his parents were professors at Old Dominion University. As a 1994 graduate of Matthew Fontaine Maury High School, he went on to study film scoring at Berklee College of Music before becoming a renowned violinist. Ishibashi has recorded and toured internationally as a violinist with diverse artists such as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and most recently, the Athens, Georgia-based indie rock band, of Montreal. He remains based in Athens.
Kishi Bashi is also the singer and founding member of the New York electronic rock outfit, Jupiter One. In 2011, he started to record and perform as a solo artist, opening for Sondre Lerche, Alexi Murdoch, and of Montreal. He supported of Montreal on their spring 2012 tour.
Shortly after Ishibashi debuted his full-length solo album "151a" on Indianapolis label Joyful Noise Recordings, NPR All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen listed Kishi Bashi as his favorite new artist of 2012 noting that he created "a radiant, uplifting soundscape" with songs such as "Bright Whites."
Kishi Bashi has since been invited to play in major festivals such as SXSW and Austin City Limits and gone on an extensive US tour with supporting acts such as The Last Bison (from his native Hampton Roads, Virginia). In early 2013, Kishi Bashi held a North American tour across the United States and Canada, continuing in EU and UK in spring 2013.
In 2014 Kishi Bashi released his own line of coffee through Jittery Joe's called Royal Daark Blend. Each purchase comes with an exclusive song download. 2016 saw Kishi Bashi release his new album "Sonderlust" live on NPR's All Songs Considered.
His latest album Omoiyari was released May 31st and available on all platforms.