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lthough I’m sure this will lose me some major indie credibility, I had never heard of Chief or Crystal Antlers before I went to see both bands perform at the free concert held Friday night by the Student Committee for the Arts. Nevertheless, the two local bands put on a very entertaining and musically solid show that ranks among some of the best I have seen in my short life.

There are few things in this world that are as cruel as having to wait in a standby line to get into a concert that has already started. Unfortunately, that was the exact circumstance I found myself in at 7 p.m. as I waited in the cold outside Kerckhoff Hall with a few of friends and heard Chief begin its set.

To say that Grace Potter is sultry is an understatement.

The Nocturnals’ blonde bombshell front woman can not only sport a sequined mini dress in 4-inch heels on stage ““ she also happens to be born with the velvet voice of Tina Turner and Janis Joplin. And alongside the Nocturnals, she’s positively fierce.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals belted to a sold out crowd on Friday at the El Rey Theatre ““ one that was surprisingly equally balanced in attendance by aging hippies, middle-aged leather jacketeers and 20-somethings alike.

The impetus for my “Pop Psychology” this week was Rihanna’s latest music video, for her new single “S&M.”

UCLA rising junior quarterback Richard Brehaut is officially a two-sport athlete.

Brehaut joined the baseball team this week and is listed on the UCLA 35-man roster. Brehaut will wear No. 16.

He poked a single out to right field in his only at bat in Saturday’s alumni game and did not see action in the field.

Brehaut talks about his experience on the baseball team so far and how he plans on balancing the two sports when things start to pick up for the football team in the spring.

We take a trip into both postgame press conferences after UCLA’s hard fought 66-59 win over St. John’s.

The game was especially important for the Bruins because former UCLA coach Steve Lavin was coaching from the other bench at the helm of the St. John’s Red Strom, a team that recently beat No. 5 Duke.

The game was a slug fest as the Red Storm scratched and clawed their way into the game in the second half, totaling 23 fouls in the game. The Bruins let them hang around, going 27 of 41 from the free throw stripe.

After one half of play, the hype surrounding Steve Lavin’s return to Pauley Pavilion has far exceeded the quality of the game.

UCLA took a 29-26 lead into the locker room despite a sloppy first half. Seven turnovers and rushed passes typified the first half of play for the Bruins (15-7, 7-3 Pac-10). In their second pre-noon game of the season, the Bruins slept walked out of the gate, much like they did against Stanford two weeks ago. St. John’s (13-8. 5-5 Big East) took an early 13-4 lead, forcing UCLA coach Ben Howland to burn a couple of early timeouts.

UCLA countered with a 7-0 run, sparked by freshmen Joshua Smith and Tyler Lamb. Smith finished the half with 12 points, including four monstrous dunks that were born of crafty passing to penetrate St. John’s zone pressure defense. Lamb was UCLA’s second leading scorer with six points coming on two big 3-pointers.