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A sold-out Kia Forum doesn’t always guarantee momentum, but iHeartRadio’s Alter Ego Fest proved to be the rare kind of mini-festival that never once let its foot off the gas. From the opening moments through the final chords, the night ran on sustained intensity. No slow sets, no cooldowns, just a packed arena moving in lockstep as each band carried the energy forward. Early in the evening, Cage the Elephant helped establish the communal tone, pausing mid-set to look out over the Forum and tell the crowd, “Have an amazing night with so many talented people.” It felt less like a passing comment and more like a mission statement for what was to come. Sublime plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Cage The Elephant plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Good Charlotte plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Twenty One Pilots plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Almost Monday plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Cage The Elephant plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Twenty One Pilots plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Twenty One Pilots plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Sublime plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Sublime plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Good Charlotte plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Show Caption1 of 11Sublime plays at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego Fest on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. (Photo by @annaleemedia, iHeartRadio Expand That momentum only sharpened with Almost Monday, whose frontman transformed the stage into an acrobatic playground, flipping and sprinting with barely contained excitement. “It’s surreal to be here,” he told the audience, noting that the bands they were sharing the bill with were ones they used to cover in high school. By that point, the Forum was already on its feet — and it would stay that way for the rest of the night. Midway through the lineup, Good Charlotte delivered one of Alter Ego’s most cathartic moments, marking their first Los Angeles performance in 10 years after a seven-year hiatus. And yes, the hits were played, including “The Anthem,” “Girls & Boys,” and, of course, “Rejects.” “Thank you to everyone in LA that has supported us throughout our career,” Joel Madden told the crowd, grounding the return in gratitude rather than nostalgia. Later, he joked, “My wife’s gonna ask me if I tried my best, and I’ll have to tell her,” before rallying the entire arena. “So can we do one thing? Even the people in the seats — when I hit this last bar, I wanna see you jump.” When the moment landed, the Forum erupted, a sea of bodies bouncing in unison, seats and floor alike — a striking visual of collective release. That surge rolled seamlessly into Sublime, whose set balanced humor, looseness, and reverence. Jakob Nowell rolled onto the stage atop a motor scooter and quickly explained why. “I broke my leg at the last festival we played, so we’re making this work,” he laughed while spinning with the scooter, turning the injury into part of the show rather than a setback. Before launching into one…

ALTADENA, California, EE.UU. (AP) — La mayor empresa eléctrica de California ha presentado demandas acusando al condado de Los Ángeles, a agencias locales de agua y a la compañía de gas de una serie de errores que, según dice, agravaron los incendios ocurridos en Los Ángeles el año pasado. La empresa, Southern California Edison, conocida como SoCal Edison, presentó contrademandas en el Tribunal Superior de Los Ángeles el viernes contra el condado de Los Ángeles, Pasadena Water and Power y otras cinco agencias de agua, informó KABC-TV. También presentó una demanda separada contra Southern California Gas Company, conocida como SoCalGas. El incendio que estalló el 7 de enero de 2025, mató a 19 personas y destruyó más de 9.400 hogares y otras estructuras. A los bomberos les llevó casi un mes extinguir el incendio, que arrasó 57 kilómetros cuadrados (22 millas cuadradas). La causa sigue bajo investigación, pero la evidencia sugiere que una de las líneas eléctricas inactivas de la empresa de servicios públicos podría haber iniciado el incendio. SoCal Edison afirma que las agencias del condado no enviaron advertencias de evacuación a tiempo a los residentes en el este y oeste de Altadena. Dieciocho de las 19 personas que murieron en el incendio vivían en el oeste de Altadena. El condado de Los Ángeles se negó a comentar sobre las últimas presentaciones judiciales. La empresa de servicios públicos también afirma que las agencias de agua, incluida Pasadena Water and Power, no proporcionaron suficiente agua a medida que el incendio se propagaba, dejando a los bomberos con recursos limitados. En una presentación judicial separada, SoCal Edison culpa a SoCalGas, afirmando que la empresa de gas no comenzó los cortes generalizados hasta cuatro días después de que comenzara el incendio. SoCal Edison dice que las fugas de gas y los incendios alimentados por gas ayudaron a avivar las llamas. SoCalGas indicó que está revisando la demanda y responderá a través del proceso judicial. Mientras tanto, los funcionarios de Pasadena rechazaron las afirmaciones de SoCal Edison, diciendo que la ciudad cree que el equipo de la empresa de servicios públicos causó el incendio. SoCal Edison enfrenta 998 demandas de víctimas del incendio, aseguradoras y entidades gubernamentales. El Departamento de Justicia también ha demandado a la empresa por daños a tierras del Bosque Nacional. ___________________________________ Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits accusing Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company of a series of missteps that the utility says made last year’s Eaton Fire more deadly. The utility filed cross-complaints in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday against Los Angeles County, Pasadena […]

In reply to Timmy. Governor Newsome inadvertently blew the whistle on the motives of woke Democrats just recently when he was quoted as saying, "Trump wants to start a civil war for White supremacy." "Supremacy" is a loaded term so let's substitute what is really meant here (Trump wants to start a war over White supermajority) and it becomes clearer why woke Democrats flooded the country with non-White illegals. It was not about compassion and it was not really about filling jobs Americans don't want. Woke Democrats hate that there is a White supermajority in this country and as such everything seems to go their way.