Threefold Fate

Threefold Fate (Credit: Courtesy the band)

Threefold Fate Members:

John “Doc” Frasher : Bass/vocals

Jason Stage : Vocals/guitar

James Moore : Drums/vocals

Threefold Fate Influences:

The Doors, ZZ Top. “Our goal is to do something that has a classic sound with a modern twist,” Stage says. “We bring in some new elements, from Queens of the Stone Age to A Perfect Circle and put it all in a blender and serve it up shaken.”

Genre: Indie rock.

Better described as: The band's self-described "desert rock" sound focuses on a gritty brand of rock, with lyrics taking influence from living in the desert.

Behind the name: “The name is to try to bring something positive to the world,” Stage says. “The threefold law is the karmic law that if you do good things, it comes back to you threefold, and if you do bad things, it comes back to you threefold. It has a universal connection of human beings, and that's what I like to tap in on in songwriting.”

If you have two minutes to check out the band's MySpace page, listen to this: “Taste the Sun.” The live track, which has the quality of a studio recording, is relatable to Valley residents—it's about the spiritual and mystical parts of the Sonoran desert.

Currently working on: The band's gearing up to release an 11-song live album this summer, as well as a studio effort in the fall.

Music is…: “Music is passion,” Stage says. “Music is life. It's sex, it's birth and destruction. It's bringing something together and tearing it down. Sharing that experience, both as a storyteller and getting that energy back from the audience, there's no better feeling than having that connection together with music. It's powerful.”