The Linchpins: A Quick One
The Linchpins are a fiercely independent psychedelic power pop trio formed in the summer of 2006. Based in sleepy Shepherdstown, WV, they play rock and roll influenced by the British Invasion of the 60s; The Who, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones — bands that chewed up American Roots Music and spit it back across the pond as Heavy Soul...
Besides writing and performing their unique brand of progressive yet accessible rock and roll, the Linchpins are constantly experimenting and refining their recording and engineering skills to attain maximum creative control and expression. Their D.I.Y. aesthetic is the foundation of their beliefs.
The Linchpins embrace eclecticism, improvisation, Eastern philosophy, Western philosophy, western movies, microbrews, home brewing, fine tobacco, fine grain woods, vintage gear, vintage porn, a fine vintage wine, technical ecstasy, and playing their instruments as much as they can …
Linchpin:
1) The pin used to prevent a wheel from sliding off the axle it is riding on.
2) The object at the center of a certain situation.
Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu - chapter 11
Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub;
It is the center hole that makes it useful.
Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore profit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.
