Asal Plays a Late Slot on South Main

Asal carries the Kiss The Sun run through North America this autumn, and this Los Angeles date sits in the middle of it. Benny Bellson opens as the billed special guest. The material leans on writing built for close listening rather than arena scale, and the live band keeps the arrangements tight. A 9 in the evening start makes this the later of the two shows on the block, which shapes the crowd that turns up. The Regent books rooms like this most weekends.

The Regent runs a flat general admission floor with a small balcony above and a bar at the back. You show a ticket on South Main Street and walk straight into the room. The floor fills forward during the opening set. Pizzeria service runs off the same building through the connected side room, which is where people wait out the changeover. Staff keep the aisles to the bar clear, and the crowd sings the choruses back through the headline set.

Doors lead to a 9 in the evening start on Saturday, September 12, at 448 South Main Street in downtown Los Angeles. Check the age policy on the ticket page before you plan the night around it. Street parking downtown tightens after 8 on a Saturday, and a lot or a rideshare saves the circling. It fits anyone who wants a late show with an opener worth arriving for. If you were after an early finish, this is not that.