Todd Congelliere

Todd Congelliere
GenresPunk rock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
LabelsRecess Records

Todd Congelliere is an American musician and label owner.[2][3]

Congelliere's many projects include F.Y.P,[4] Toys That Kill,[4] Underground Railroad to Candyland,[4] and Jumpstarted Plowhards with Mike Watt of Minutemen.[5]

Congelliere started the label Recess Records as a way to promote F.Y.P[3] but soon it became an actual label releasing work by artists such as Screeching Weasel, The Dwarves, and Against Me!.[2] Before devoting himself to music, Congelliere was a vert skateboarder[6] and it was at skateboard competitions that he first started selling cassettes of F.Y.P.[2] With Isaac Thotz, Congelliere owns Recess Ops record distribution company[1] and the two have opened a music venue in San Pedro, California called "Sardine".[1]

  1. ^ a b c Paris, Melina (November 7, 2019). "Take me to Sardine — A New San Pedro Music Venue Rises". Random Length News. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Bennett, Sarah (January 8, 2016). "Long Beach Is Home to the World's Most Punk-Rock Wine Bar". LA Weekly. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Zargari, Shahab (April 18, 2011). "Interview: Todd Congelliere of Underground Railroad to Candyland". Verbicide Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Pessaro, Fred (February 26, 2014). "Todd Congelliere Is An Unsung Punk Genius, Stream His New Solo LP". Noisey. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Gentile, John. "Mike Watt and Todd Congelliere form Jumpstarted Plowhards". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "chrome ball interview #76: todd congelliere". The Chrome Ball Incident. August 5, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2019.