A song about life, death, Jesus and Jim Morrison.
Listen to my new single “Sun” below or stream and download from your favorite music provider.
Tour
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Features
“Deer Tick at Privatclub Berlin — Joanna Barbera Holds Her Own”
Check out the full show review from my stop in Berlin.
“When the Rain Comes” featured on Criminal Minds
My song “When the Rain Comes” was placed on the hit CBS television show Criminal Minds (season 13, episode 10).
MUSIC
Albums & EPs
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Carnival Beginning (2009)
Forget (2013)
Imago (2017)
EVERY song is a story.
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The Story Behind the Songs…
With roots in New York and stints in San Francisco, Maui, London, Arizona, Austin, and Nashville, Joanna Barbera’s wandering spirit shines through in her evocative folk tunes. Her interest in the ethereal and the divine, from religious studies and yoga to shamanism and energy-healing, has influenced her otherworldly songs, which ask big questions about relationships, life, death, and finding one’s place. Joanna made the move to Nashville in the summer of 2014, where she wrote and recorded her latest EP, 2017’s IMAGO. The song “When the Rain Comes” landed a feature on CBS’s Criminal Minds, while a new single, a cover of Tom Petty’s “Breakdown,” was released on November 16. Joanna followed the song’s arrival with a European tour alongside Deer Tick to close out the year.
