Welcome to the freak show! All summer long, the Coney Island Circus Sideshow is hosting events that embrace what makes Coney Island unique. From burlesque shows to pop-ups, you never know what kind of ...

“For years our shows have been PG… 13,” Hayes Carll said early in his long, long, long set Friday night at House of Blues, as he headlined his own “Burlesque Circus & Sideshow Freakout.” “I wanted to ...

Step into Coney Island on a summer day and you’ll hear it — screams from the Cyclone, music blasting from boardwalk speakers. Walk down Surf Avenue and you’ll see a different kind of spectacle: ...

Edward J. Kelty, a former US Navy man, fell in love with the circus sideshows of Coney Island in 1921. Bolstered by an extended subway line, New York's great seaside attraction boomed after 1920, and ...

Since 1980, Metro Times has been Detroit’s premier alternative source for news, arts, culture, music, film, food, fashion and more from a liberal point of view. More by Metro Times editorial staff ...