Texas Music News — July 10, 2026
Charley Crockett pulled the self-declared “satanic doo-wop” duo Twin Temple off his tour this week, citing their occult stage imagery. The decision landed like a screen door slamming shut in a high wind — sudden, loud, and impossible to miss. Twin Temple had been booked to open a handful of Crockett’s shows next week. Instead, the band got a phone call pulling the plug.
Twin Temple broke the news on July 8. The band said Crockett had decided to remove them over “our Satanic imagery,” although they took the cancellation in stride. They signed off with their usual flourish: “We’re grateful for your support, not only of Twin Temple, but more importantly of artistic freedom. HAIL SATAN! 93/93.”
Crockett didn’t apologize. Pressed for comment by Rolling Stone, he offered a punchline instead of a defense. “I thought they were like Black Sabbath but they ain’t,” he said. “Not today Satan.”
Charley Crockett Draws His Own Line
The joke lands because Crockett built his outlaw reputation the hard way, not with stage props. He was born in San Benito, Texas, and spent his childhood outside Los Fresnos, Texas. Then he busked on New Orleans street corners as a teenager, long before any record deal. San Benito has sent Texas music legends into the world before. The Freddy Fender Museum there honors another hometown son who turned a hard start into a No. 1 hit.
He signed with Atlantic Outpost this summer after a contract dispute pulled his album “Clovis” from shelves. Then he re-released the 14-track record on July 3. It’s his 17th studio album since his 2015 debut. He cut it at the same New Mexico studio where Buddy Holly once recorded.
Charley Crockett didn’t need a pentagram to prove he belongs on that stage.
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