Tonight, King Louie Bankston returns to Memphis and the Hi-Tone Café with his latest group, the Missing Monuments. The New Orleans native has been an ally to the Memphis music scene for quite some time with his projects like Loose Diamonds, the Persuaders, and Kajun SS playing here every few months during their respective lifespans.
Missing Monuments sounds more like the power pop coming out of the Midwest in the late 1970s than the hillbilly rock-and-roll that Bankston had been cranking out through the mid 2000s, showing his versatility as a songwriter and his knack for a guitar hook. Tonight marks the first time Bankston has played Memphis since resurrecting the Persuaders for a performance at Gonerfest 9.