We had a nice spit take while drinking our morning coffee and reading the front-page headline of the Sun-Times. The headline accompanying Fran Spielman's story about His Elective Majesty's advice to Senator Barack Obama in the wake of his win in the Iowa Caucuses was to "always be the underdog." more ›

We’ve been a little lax in our American Idol viewing in the past few seasons. We got into it last year when sexy Chris Daughtry started to win, and then felt both a little let down and a little justified when Taylor Hicks won. more ›

While the White Sox dismissed the Red Sox and Angels in pretty short order, this series promises to be a much more tightly contested affair. With both teams sporting incredible pitching rotations, the series should be one low-scoring pitchers' dual after another. The Astros look tough with their rotation that includes Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Roy Oswalt. But the White Sox foursome of Jose Contreras, Mark Buehrle, Jon Garland and Freddy Garcia look like they're ready to go toe-to-toe. more ›

Color Chicagoist confused when a band has the licks, the looks and the undeniable talent but remains largely ignored. Okay, when talking about Sloan it’s unfair to say they’re largely ignored, since they’re superstars in Canada. Oh wait. Canada. Okay, it’s fair to say they’re largely ignored. more ›

Chicagoist loves it when the underdog perseveres under their own terms. We also love bands with an honest attitude that reflects their music instead of overshadowing their output. For both of these reasons we enthusiastically throw our support behind local rockers Local H. more ›