Joanna Barbera's new album .Carnival Beginning' sounds a little Tori a little Ani, but such songs as Pretty and Just as well, sparingly lit by a four-piece band, distinguish themselves.-Michael Corcoran, The Austin Statesman

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She sings about her experience, but her creativity makes it so you canât know for certain. Joanna Barberaâs ethereal lyrics, reminiscent of the songwriting styles of Tori Amos and Cat Power, work like an Expressionist painting â depicting nothing in its exact form yet inducing overwhelming feeling in the listener. Live performances spur audience members to describe Joannaâs style as nothing less than âpure.â Meaning â what they hear sounds as if itâs coming straight from the inside, no filter, no polish needed. Raised in the New York City area, Joanna began playing music at a young age, saddled beside her grandmother on the piano bench while she reeled out old standards. Over the years, she took up the guitar and took the road, traveling from the east coast to the southwest and on further to the west coast, stopping in San Francisco, where her playing eventually landed her a regular headlining gig at the famed Hotel Utah. Currently, Joanna lives in Austin, Texas. âMy songs are like my home,â says Barbera, and she takes them with her wherever she goes. In Austin, Joanna has fastened herself a fine five-piece band. You can hear them regularly at the Cactus Cafe where she released her debut CD Carnival Beginning on January 21st, 2009 . When in New York City, Joannaâs been known to play at beloved venues like Manhattan's Rockwood Music Hall and The Lit Lounge as well as Peteâs Candy Store in Brooklyn. Her voice is a tender flame, lit bright and warm, but always heaving within it â the possibility of something dangerous as a burn; a dark sultriness. Whatever she is playing, Joanna always plays it in her distinct sound. Sparse, affecting, lingering, Barberaâs music resonates like wind chimes on a Midwestern prairie. She writes to get closer to the mysterious contents of her being, her guts â and yours. And what she finds there, she will sing out to you with an intimacy that is as close as breath on your face.