DJ Mitchum Yacoub of Bambu Sound Exchange/All-Town Sound

DJ Mitchum Yacoub is taking over the decks at Whistle Stop Bar on Thursday, October 8, for a night that pulls from two different corners of his work. He's playing under both the Bambu Sound Exchange and All-Town Sound banners, with All-Town Sound taking the main feature of the evening. If you've followed either project, you know the two aren't exactly the same thing, and having them on the same bill gives you a good sense of the range he's working with.

Bambu Sound Exchange leans into the global, with a focus on the sounds and rhythms coming out of the African diaspora and the wider Caribbean. It's the kind of set that doesn't stay in one place for long, moving through different eras and regions. All-Town Sound, on the other hand, is where he turns his attention to the local and the familiar, digging into the records and sounds that feel closer to home. When the two run together in one night, you get a broad sweep of music that stretches from the global to the local.

It's a DJ set, so the whole evening is built around the records he chooses rather than a fixed list of songs. That means the flow of the night depends on how he reads the room and how he decides to bridge the gap between the two sounds. If you're into digging through crates and hearing things you might not run into on a standard playlist, this is exactly that kind of night.

Whistle Stop Bar is at 2236 Fern Street in San Diego, and the set kicks off at 9 PM. Admission is free, so you can just show up and listen without worrying about a ticket.