Wild Belle visites El Segundo’s South Bay Customs for an NPR field recording
Wild Belle enters South Bay Customs for KCRW’s “Field Recordings” Series.
South Bay Customs, the American motorcycle shop that seconds as an art gallery and music venue, was featured this week nationally on NPR as part of its “Field Recordings” series. The band featured was Wild Belle, a rising indie band from Chicago who have played Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals.
Brother and sister duo Elliot and Natalie Bergman lead the band, and as Natalie enters the shop, she notes that she is planning on a cross-country motorcycle trip later this year.
Wild Belle performing at South Bay Customs.
“At first, the inconspicuous facade of the El Segundo-based South Bay Customs motorcycle shop doesn’t seem like the most compelling setting for one of our Field Recordings,” NPR reports. “But once we walked past the front doors, we quickly realized that this wasn’t your everyday L.A. bike shop. South Bay’s walls are lined with eccentric oddities, and the facility also houses an art gallery and a performance space for local musicians.”
The NPR feature further cements El Segundo’s status as the South Bay town that is cool without trying to be cool.