Todd Congelliere

{{short description|American musician}}

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|background = solo_singer

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|instrument = Guitar, vocals

|genre = Punk rock

|occupation = Musician

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|label = Recess Records

|associated_acts = Mike Watt{{cite web|last=Paris|first=Melina|title=Take me to Sardine — A New San Pedro Music Venue Rises|url=https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/2019/11/07/take-me-to-sardine/|work=Random Length News|date=November 7, 2019|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}

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Todd Congelliere is an American musician and label owner.{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Sarah|title=Long Beach Is Home to the World's Most Punk-Rock Wine Bar|url=https://www.laweekly.com/long-beach-is-home-to-the-worlds-most-punk-rock-wine-bar/|work=LA Weekly|date=January 8, 2016|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Zargari|first=Shahab|title=Interview: Todd Congelliere of Underground Railroad to Candyland|url=https://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2011/04/18/interview-todd-congelliere-of-underground-railroad-to-candyland/|work=Verbicide Magazine|date=April 18, 2011|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}

Congelliere's many projects include F.Y.P,{{cite web|last=Pessaro|first=Fred|title=Todd Congelliere Is An Unsung Punk Genius, Stream His New Solo LP|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/todd-congelliere-wrong-side-lp-stream/|work=Noisey|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=November 12, 2019}} Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland, and Jumpstarted Plowhards with Mike Watt of Minutemen.{{cite web|last=Gentile|first=John|title=Mike Watt and Todd Congelliere form Jumpstarted Plowhards|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/70686/mike-watt-and-todd-congelliere-form-jumpstarted-plowhards|work=Punknews.org|accessdate=November 12, 2019}}

Congelliere started the label Recess Records as a way to promote F.Y.P but soon it became an actual label releasing work by artists such as Screeching Weasel, The Dwarves, and Against Me!. Before devoting himself to music, Congelliere was a vert skateboarder{{cite web|title=chrome ball interview #76: todd congelliere|url=https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/2014/08/chrome-ball-interview-76-todd.html|work=The Chrome Ball Incident|date=August 5, 2014|accessdate=November 12, 2019}} and it was at skateboard competitions that he first started selling cassettes of F.Y.P. With Isaac Thotz, Congelliere owns Recess Ops record distribution company and the two have opened a music venue in San Pedro, California called "Sardine".