Charley Crockett has spoken at length in a new interview about his decision to drop the opening act Twin Temple from a pair of his shows, a move that has drawn controversy through the summer.
Twin Temple are a Satanism-themed retro rock duo made up of married couple Alexandra and Zachary James. Their connection to Crockett runs through producer Shooter Jennings, a close collaborator of Crockett's who also produced Twin Temple's new album, Doomed Lovers.
Crockett has built his career on a traditionalist country sound with an outlaw streak, and the pairing with a band built around Satanic imagery had already stood out as an unusual booking before the shows were pulled. His decision to address the fallout directly, rather than let the story run without comment, keeps the episode in the open as fans and press continue to weigh in.
The specifics of Crockett's reasoning have not been fully detailed beyond his acknowledgment that the controversy has "run through the summer," and no word yet on whether Twin Temple will return to any of his remaining dates on the tour guide.
The facts
- Crockett addressed dropping Twin Temple from two of his shows this summer
- Twin Temple is a Satanism-themed retro rock duo of Alexandra and Zachary James
- Twin Temple's new album Doomed Lovers was produced by Shooter Jennings
- Jennings is also a close collaborator of Crockett's
- Twin Temple were cut from a Charley Crockett bill
- Crockett publicly addressed the decision
- Jack White responded with a statement of his own
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