“Adding up the total of a love that’s true, multiply life by the power of two.”

All inspired by the Indigo Girls on some level, musicians Emily White, Mara Levi and Nancy Eddy have taken the Indigo Girls’ advice a step further, multiplying music by the power of three.

Similar musical influences and genres will bind these normally solo musicians together at tonight’s show.

Tennessee native Emily White began playing guitar at age 12. She decided to make music a career when college friends convinced her to play at local venues. White fell in love with playing live music so much that she transferred from DePaul University to Boston University the following year to major in music.

Since then, White has released two albums that were both noted for their raw, personal lyrics.

“I always feel nervous about sharing personal subject matter, but I have to realize that when I’m the most honest in my songs is when I’m the most satisfied and when audiences respond the most fervently – I think they recognize and appreciate honesty in the same way I do in the artists I admire,” White said.

In addition to emotionally exposing herself through lyrics, White makes her music distinct by employing homemade instruments such as wine glasses, air conditioning vents and microphone stands.

“All put together, it sounds so cool – everyone thinks it’s a clock, or a loop, but it’s all played live,” she said.

Mara Levi – perhaps the most outspoken of the trio – writes songs focused on politics and homosexuality. Levi began her love affair with music at age 4 and went on to graduate with a degree in jazz composition from Amherst College. With these qualifications, it is no wonder she feels comfortable singing about anything and everything.

Although Levi describes her musical sound as “smart pop – poppy, catchy, complex, intelligent music,” her deep roots in jazz and classical music come through in each of her songs. The seasoned musician recorded her entire last album, “What Are You?,” out of her home.

“I loved recording by myself at home. I had decent equipment and all the time in the world. It allowed me to really sit with each song and figure out how I wanted everything to piece together. It was certainly daunting, especially from the beginning, but I just did everything one track at a time.”

The newest musician to the collective, Nancy Eddy, also fell in love with music in her youth.

“My mom is a singer and a voice teacher, and we sang together since I could talk. Since then, I’ve played the violin and then took up the guitar a couple of years ago. I started playing because I always wanted to write songs.”

After picking up guitar, Eddy joined Washington D.C.-based folk rock band Thomasina and the Jam. Eddy plays with the band when she is not working on solo material.

“My music is very personal,” Eddy said. “Stories about me and my friends – it’s basically therapy.”