If ever a history book deserved to come with a soundtrack album, it would be “The Legendary Toad’s Place — Stories from New Haven’s Famed Music Venue” by the club’s owner Brian Phelps and journalist ...

What makes a great love story? Maybe it’s chemistry, or devotion, or music swelling at the right moment. Or maybe it’s writing a letter just so the other person has a reason to check the mail. At ...

Even the most star-studded walls have their secrets. But longtime Toad’s Place owner Brian Phelps, with New Haven journalist, author and former New Haven Register columnist (and onetime music writer) ...

Cassidy Foust (left) and Lily Tschudi-Campbell in the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul on Feb. 6.

Toad’s Place outlasted decades’ worth of music-club competitors in New Haven. It also outmaneuvered Yale — and pivoted and mastered digital marketing while competitors were still addicted to print ...

In this frequently dark and cynical world, Frog and Toad are an antidote to pessimism. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Contact Chris Churchill at 518-454-5442 or email ...