{"id":428655,"date":"2026-09-07T10:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428655\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:18:45","slug":"twin-temple-brings-their-satanic-doo-wop-to-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/428655\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Temple Brings Their Satanic Doo-Wop To Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer has been a wild ride for Los Angeles-based satanic doo-wop band Twin Temple<\/a>.\u00a0 From being shoved into the headlines and endless clickbait articles about their fallout with Charley Crockett<\/a>, who dropped them as his opener, to getting tapped by Jack White<\/a> to open his show at the Hollywood Palladium later this month and anticipating the release of their latest album, Doomed Lovers,\u00a0the band has experienced a wide range of emotions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a strange time for sure,\u201d laughs Alexandra James, who along with her husband Zachary James founded Twin Temple. Now, Twin Temple is busy traveling the country for their second tour with Danzig<\/a>. They will perform in Houston on Saturday, September 12 at the Bayou Music Center <\/a>taking the stage with a seven-piece band.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re both huge fans,\u201d says Zachary. \u201cI grew up listening to the Misfits and it definitely informed my taste and Glenn has become a friend and a supporter for us and it\u2019s incredible to have him in our corner. To get to play these shows again is just a nightmare come true.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Twin Temple is on the cusp of releasing their third studio album, Doomed Lovers, due out October 9.\u00a0 For Doomed Lovers, the couple took their search for vintage sounds to another level and sought out the production of country royalty, Shooter Jennings<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such a cool experience working with Shooter and getting to work at Sunset Sound. It\u2019s one of the last independently owned recording studios in Hollywood and since we are really influenced and big fans of those classic records made in the late \u201850s and early \u201860s in Hollywood, it was really cool to get to work in one of those classic studios,\u201d says Zachary.<\/p>\n

The duo leaned into their admiration for the Nashville sound of the \u201850s and \u201860s co-created by legendary producer Owen Bradley, who Alexandra points out is the \u201cSouthern Phil Spector\u201d nudging their sound away from their previous doo-wop heavy songs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like an exciting way and time to have that musical conversation especially with Shooter, who has got such a deep knowledge of all of that. It was really fun to just uncover more about the craftsmanship and recording techniques of that era and Zach went on an absolute rabbit hole to nail every single sound to be as period-correct as possible,\u201d says Alexandra noting his particular obsession with recreating the bass tick-tac sound of that era.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m completely obsessed with this little clicking sound and I\u2019m constantly trying to figure out how to better recreate it closer to what I hear in my head,\u201d agrees Zachary. \u201cIt drives me crazy but I also love it.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMe too,\u201d adds Alexandra. \u201cWe went deep on some of these other period correct sounds originating from the \u201860s and we learned a lot. It was exciting to get to explore that because we are huge fans of all classic American music and country and western being part of that. We have a deep love for this legacy of American storytelling that also lives in country music.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The title track features the Bulgarian Philharmonic, creating a spectacular and powerful effect. \u201cIt felt like Christmas morning,\u201d says Alexandra describing the two getting up and watching the orchestra track their songs through a live stream.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we heard them all playing it I cried. It\u2019s definitely a creative highlight for me and a reminder of what\u2019s so exciting about music. To hear all these musicians cutting it live was just a beautiful experience and something that I never thought as a little girl sitting around playing power chords that I would get to experience,\u201d says Alexandra who vividly recalls connecting with an Elvis cassette of his golden hits as a very young child. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the couple, Doomed Lovers not only allowed them the chance to delve deeper into the nuances of what makes their favorite songs, but it also is a very personal album for them in terms of telling their own stories on the record.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cZach and I are always trying to push the boundaries of what we do a little bit further. We try not to 100 percent repeat ourselves while still staying true to the things that we are obsessed with love and are inspired by. Honestly, these last few years have been really devastating to us not only personally but professionally and so more and more of these songs were amassing that were kinda depressing,\u201d says Alexandra who channeled her grief and rage into her lyrics and melodies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI read that grief is just the other side of love and the deeper you love, the deeper you grieve and the one consoling thing throughout this whole period beyond writing songs was Zach. His love really carried me through this whole period,\u201d says Alexandra adding that he has always been a deeply romantic person who doesn\u2019t do anything half-heartedly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Twin Temple not only gave the couple, who met as teenage punk rockers, an opportunity to spend more time together, but also a chance to slow down and embrace their individual talents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we met as teenage punk rockers we always said that country music would be our retirement plan. At a certain point you got to start slowing down, stop jumping off the rafters and maybe put your nudie suit on and use sparkle in a different way,\u201d says Alexandra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thankfully together they sparkle with Alexandra\u2019s rare and hypnotizing vocal range that embodies a sweet soulfulness with a natural grit and Zachary\u2019s meticulous playing, both products of many years of searching for ways to replicate their influences while adding in their touch of darkness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019d be lying if we said we never had any fear,\u201d says Alexandra discussing the frequent death threats they receive due to inaccurate stories in the far-right Christian press, with the first round of death threats being a product of Texas-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones spreading damaging misinformation to his followers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely a goal is to move through life fearlessly and unapologetically and for the most part I\u2019m proud to say that we\u2019ve stuck to our guns when it comes to expressing ourselves authentically.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It would be a mistake to overlook the band\u2019s talent and desire to push themselves and their audiences artistically by hyper-fixating on the Satanist aspect of their art. For Twin Temple, the darkness is only one part of a much larger picture. At its heart, the band has always been about individuality \u2014 embracing the freedom to explore the things that fascinate them, reject expectations and create something that feels entirely their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s about embracing who you are and inherently it\u2019s outsider culture but it\u2019s also refusing to conform to whatever dogmatic rule may be in existence for us and I think that\u2019s the part that really resonated with us,\u201d she says of the religion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For Alexandra that connection to outsider culture is deeply personal. \u00a0As a first-generation American, she never quite felt like she fit into society in a prescribed way, so she sought out places where she could feel a sense of belonging.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was discovering punk rock, horror, poets, thinkers, philosophies and underground films that were like hey, there\u2019s a place for you. It might not be as Miss America, but there\u2019s a place for you in America regardless. Over time gathering heroes, everyone literally from Selena to Anton LaVey, to me these were people who really transcended the idea of what you were supposed to be doing and the limits and shackles that they placed on you as a person.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Twin Temple will perform in support of Danzig on Saturday, September 12, 6 p.m. at Bayou Music Center, 520 Texas. For more information, visit twintemple.com<\/a>. $53. <\/p>\n

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