THE FUNCTION
Featuring:
Miss Shelrawka (Seattle)
Tracy Why (BDAY!)
Centrikal
Nicole Parsons
$10 at the door after 10pm
Dark Yugowave
Dark Yugowave night returns to Portland with DJ Zlaya (LA), Kaos Kaos, and opening sets by Queen Amygdala & Tobias.
Sonder Listening bar will be home of DARK YUGOWAVE (https://www.instagram.com/darkyugowave/) with DJs spinning Yugoslavian dark wave, new wave, post punk and yugo funk.
Featuring: Zlaya (https://www.instagram.com/zlayadj/) Zlaya has been involved with Electro-Industrial Scene as a DJ and a promoter of numerous events since 90's. Co Founder of Cold Trinity label from Belgrade. He produced his own music since 2004, and from 2007 was heavily involved with analogue synthesizers which resulted in a few side projects like; Quebrado, and Analog Tension. Idea for Voight-Kampff Machine was as a result of years long exposure to Sheffield, Dusseldorf and Belgian electro-industrial tunes, as well as Sci-Fi cinematography.
Check out his interview with VoyageLA HERE (https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-dj-zlaya-of-los-angeles/)
Kaos Kaos (https://www.instagram.com/dzimboe/) (OAK)is member of Dark Punk band TOTALNA TAMA (https://totalnatama.bandcamp.com/album/s-t) and Yugo DJ extraordinare.
Opening the night are Portland favorites DJs Queen Amygdala (https://www.instagram.com/djqueenamygdala/) and Tobias (https://www.tobiasberblinger.com/audio).
Oliver Dollar + Local Support
OLIVER DOLLAR
The past decade has seen his star steadily rise to be a recognizable staple within house music. But it was 2011 when this Berlin based producer gained the attention he deserved in the form of his first breakthrough record “Doin’ Ya Thang” on Play It Down. This bona fide classic remained at #1 on Beatport for an incredible 5 weeks and continued to sit in the top ten for months selling over 60k downloads to date. It has been streamed over 13 million times on all platforms and to this day is being played in clubs around the world.
Proving this was no fluke, in 2014 he released his biggest smash yet as he united with Swiss Jazz House aficionado Jimi Jules for their much -hyped ‘Pushing On’ released on the mighty Defected. Not only did it give Dollar #1 status on Beatport again, it was also a huge cross - over hit featuring in the UK national charts (peaking at #15). This record has been streamed over 70 million times on all platforms, cementing Oliver in the house music big league, and has earned him a silver disc for its 200,000 sales!
Fast forward to 2019 and he released his much - anticipated debut album on the legendary Classic Music Company which delivered a selection of killer cuts, featuring some formidable collaborating artists, and world class remixes that followed from the likes of Cassius, Mousse T, Riva Starr, Todd Edwards, Paul Johnson & Scan 7. Oliver toured to promote the album extensively following its release, taking in a 22 date summer tour of the USA, then touching down in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, and much of Europe. A touring pattern he continues to rotate.
During all this time Oliver has continued to deliver his signature disco & soul influenced house sound, releasing on some of the world’s best labels including Cajual, Relief, Dopewax, Snatch!, Yoruba, & Robsoul among others; whilst also picking up remixes of such titans as Green Velvet, Riva Starr, Romathony, Boris Dlugosch & DJ Sneak along the way.
Of course it was only a matter of time before Oliver launched his own label ‘Industry Standard’. Oliver comments “I always wanted to do a label...The vision is to have crazy quality control, I don’t want to put out a release every month.” The label is continuing to grow with a core group of artists releasing music and developing the IS Music sound.
2024 sees more releases planned on his own Industry Standard, and other world class house labels including Defected & Rekids. Industry Standard have started doing label parties, with Spot Lite, Detroit hosting events, and more in the pipeline. With more touring in the diary to spread his house gospel, you know Oliver will continue to keep pushing on another day for another dollar!
LOCAL SUPPORT TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON… STAY TUNED.
Timba Night
Timba is a high-energy Cuban dance music genre born in Havana in the late 1980s/90s, blending Afro-Cuban rhythms (son, rumba, songo) with funk, jazz, and hip hop — faster, funkier, and more improvisational than salsa. Led by longtime Portland instructor Rob Hilario.
Saturday, July 25th
8pm – Midnight
$15 cover · 21+
Dance floor open all night, full bar and food available. No experience necessary — just come ready to move.
DJ mom with Special Guest WXXVZ
Join us in welcoming DJ mOM and Special Guest WXXVZ on Friday for a free night of mainly vinyl - starting early and ending late. It will be a musical journey you won’t want to miss. Come sip on a cocktail or NA beverage of choice, and just chill or maybe wiggle around a bit. See you soon.
UP2LATE
UP2LATE Featuring : Free & For the People
Freaturing:
Luna Sea (Visuals)
Badroom
Barbed
Ghetto Acid
Gourd Lord
Peter Karman
& Proper Noun
Follow @up2late_crew for more details
Music Fans First : Friday Addition
Friday’s MFF Lineup:
6pm- Dads Funk 45s with @Kelvinj107
6:30pm- New Wave with @dj.outer.limits.pdx
7pm- Salsa with @boomzenmusic
7:30pm- House, Deep Tech, Deep Techno @twinfinking2
8pm- Hip Hop with @Robotrad
8:30pm- Chill Electronica with @blackmilk_
9pm- Global Beats with @nu.geeza
9:30pm- Chill Trip Hop with Trauma Blonde
10pm-Sounds to Bob ya Head to with @sounds.by.abadj
10:30pm- House, Jazz, Oldies, Electronica with @sunshiineandravioli
11pm- House and Boogie with @Deja_Gu
11:30pm- Big Bass Sounds with @djvelvetginger
12am- 90s Euro Dance and Hard Disco with @666ways_to_die
12:30am- Slow jazz selections from the Command Records catalogue with @ju6tin
1:30am- Techno
The Function
Featuring special guests Dj Dissolve, plus SubSensory artists JAK, Pr0xima, and Justin Neal.
Join us for a night of chilly, deep, dubby, and minimal techno sounds, plus beats beverages and friends.
Music starts at 9pm
No cover 9pm - 10pm
$10 after 10pm
Flyer artwork by @tracywhy
Come Early, stay late!
Early Open - Extended Happy Hour
It’s the Portland Rose Festival Parade in the Hollywood District. Join us for an early happy hour.
Mango Mansion
Free Party. Join us and some of your favorite local DJs. If you know you know.
Glenn Underground
GU AKA CVO
GLENN UNDERGROUND
Glenn Underground is the founding member of the Strictly Jaz Unit. He is by far the deepest most prolific House Music creator of any generation. Glenn was raised on Disco Classics. Freeform Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Funk and Black soul music on Chicago's South & West Sides. (The place where House Music was born). Glenn's inspiration derives from Chicago's original, pioneers Larry Heard, Ron Hardy, Lil' Louis & the late Frankie Knuckles. Glenn Underground has produced music for some of the most respected Deep House Music labels of the past 30-plus, years. His releases for Cajual, Prescription, Guidance, KENLOU Records, Vega Records, Shelter Records, Wave Records, Peacefrog, Life Line Records (Japan), and his SJU MUZIC label have set the standard for sophisticated dance music. He is one of the few DJs who can walk the line between Deep Jazz House, Disco influenced House, and the kind of Classics featured at the legendary parties of late seventies Chicago. Circa 1984, GU aka CVO started out as a DJ under the tutelage of his uncle David Collins in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. GU started collecting large amounts of vinyl in the. In the mid-1980s, from raw Disco to what is now called Rare Grooves & various styles of Chicago House Music sets, GU set the SJU standard of House Music in Chicago & is now Global for many years now. GU has played all over the world seeing many countries along his journey. As a DJ, GU will not stop until he drops. It's All About HOUSE MUSIC (It Is All About Music Period).
Music Fans First
Music Fans First Schedule :
5:30 - Sultry R&B with @jeffsmithrealty
6 - Smooth Jazz Cuts with @theHopNarrator
6:30- Queer disco, lounge and oddities with @footnotequeen
7 - “mixed bag” with Kelvyn Johnston
7:30 - Disco, Boogie Funk with Chris B Demented
8 - Balearic with @biglunchpdx
8:30 - Techno
9 - Post-Punk with @corfin4
9:30 - Soul, Funk , R&B and Jazz with @cutterup
10 - Hip Hop with @W33DKOFFZ
10:30 - Jazz with @Boomzenmusic
11 - World music
11:30 - Hip Hop, Electro, Funk with @kcastagnaro
Timeslots will open on our website for Music Fans First at approx NOON at the 15th of each month for the following month.
Music Fans First is the 1st and 2nd Wednesdays every month.
Bring some records or a crate and get an allotted time to play your favorite tracks. No need to blend- you can just rock one after another. This is for all you DJs and non-DJs out there that just want a chance to present music on a proper sound system. Come play with us.
Sign-ups are open at thesonderbar.com/sign-up
P.S. - If you are a new participant please note these rules of engagement: you need to bring your own records and your own headphones. There are no “house records”. This event is specifically for playing vinyl. We will not have the CDJs available. In signing up please only take one time slot. Once you arrive, please check in with the bar and we will help you settle in before you play.
GROW Sundays
Join us for Grow Sunday, a Springtime Taurus celebration “for the ages”
The lineup of local selectors is stacked for this one. Come hang out from 3pm-close, hug a Taurus, and soak up some celebratory daytime party vibes.
3-4pm - Groshong
4-5 Ben Tactic
5-6 Annu
6-7 Nathan Detroit
7-8 DJ Dissolve
8-9 Trustfalll
9-close DJ rotation
3pm-close / suggested donation entry . 21+
Art by Annu
Soul Searchin’ : A documentary on rare soul record collectors
Join us for a night of films & vinyl record DJ's. Featuring the award winning documentary, Soul Searchin'.
Soul Searchin' is an award winning feature length documentary by filmmakers Jesus Cruz and Alex Vigano.
Join us Saturday April 11th 2026 at The Sonder Bar in Portland, OR for a special evening of films and vinyl. This is event is 21+.
AGENDA:
7pm - Doors open with vinyl sets by
Misterxbubbles (Anacortes, WA), Waxvillain (Seattle, WA), Soulero4533 (Portland, OR), Laughing Boy (Stocktone, CA), Selector - T (Long Beach, CA), Ruben Molina (Los Angeles, CA).
8pm - Film Screenings + Filmmaker Q&A - Jesus Cruz and Alex Vigano (Soul Searchin') Shontel Horne (Why I Love You: Meet The Ultimates).
10pm to Close - More vinyl sets.
The Films -
Tommy Siquerio: El Mero Mero Viejo Soulero (8 min) - Tommy Siqueiro was a long time record collector from San Jose, CA. This film reflects on Tommy's life and his passion for rare soul oldies which inspired a generation of collectors.
Why I Love You: Meet The Ultimates (17 min) - The West Philly teenage group The Ultimates recorded a sweet, heartfelt song called "Why I Love You" that got little attention when it was released. But now, the song has been rediscovered as a lost soul music classic. And it's giving the trio of Monica Thornton, Debra Herbin and Shirley Carter - now in their 60's - a new audience, half a century later.
Soul Searchin' (68 minutes) - Soul Searchin’ explores the passionate world of rare soul record collectors who devote their lives to finding, preserving, and sharing forgotten music. More than a film about collecting, it is a story of cultural preservation, community, and obsession, following a small group of collectors as they rescue neglected recordings by Black and Chicano soul artists and transform forgotten songs into living history—from California to the world.
23L3CTRO
23L3CTRO is back for another night of electro April 10th 2026! We are stoked to have a special guest coming all the way from Miami! 🔥🚀💥🤖🖖🏾👽🙌🔥👾
Meaux East Coast Underground, Geishaz
(Miami, FL)
Born and raised in Miami-Dade—the home of that bass sound—Meaux is a vinyl DJ, promoter, and storyteller of the underground. With roots in Jungle/Drum & Bass and a love for everything from electro to house and IDM, she’s become a force in South Florida’s scene. As part of the East Coast Underground team, a South Florida record label, she spins deep cuts, promotes raw sounds, and amplifies the culture through music and interviewing. Meaux is also a proud member of the Geishaz, a powerhouse collective of women DJs dedicated to pushing boundaries and uplifting female talent worldwide.
https://geishaz.com/artists/meaux/
blipHOPjunkie
(Local seasoned DJ)
blipHOPjunkie is a veteran DJ and musician from the early ’90s underground scene, known for eclectic, groove-driven sets. He hosted a long-running show on Global Funk Radio, and had a weekly gig at Portland’s Ground Kontrol Arcade for several years. These days you can catch blipHOPjunkie streaming a wide range of genres and vibes live on Twitch.
Residents:
Centrikal (Particle Music, SubSensory)
https://soundcloud.com/centrikal
b0t23 (Patterned Media)
Sonder Listening Bar
1925 NE 42nd Ave
Friday April 10th
9pm-2:00am
$10 Donation at the door
Music Fans First
5:30pm- Indie Rock / Alternative with @loubis.rubis
6:00pm- New Wave with dj.outer.limits.pdx
6:30pm- Cosmic Disco Dubs with @nathanpaulrice
7:00pm- Synth, Balearic, city pop, Italo, disco with @coryplaysrecords
7:30pm-post-punk with @corfin4
8:00pm- recent finds with @dj.dandalion
8:30pm- Soul, Funk, Jazz with @cutterup
9:00pm- Latin Jazz with @austinm1358
9:30pm- Open Format Booty Shakin with @m_i_a_h
10:00pm- MPB, Afrobeat, Highlife with b demented
10:30pm- TBD
11:00pm- World music
11:30pm- Acid House with @djvelvetginger
Music Fans First
5:30pm - Chill Instrumental with @W33DKOFFZ
6:00pm- Eclectic with DJ YopYop @y_o_p
6:30pm- Latin Hip Hop and other herbs with @eme___efe
7:00pm- D&B and Halfstep
7:30pm- Chill world music with @robotrad
8:00pm- Experimental Electronica with @blackmilk_
8:30pm- Jazz with @sounds.by.abadj
9:00pm- Deep House with wxxvzilla
9:30pm- House with @johnnyswoope
10:00pm- Covers
10:30pm- Dance Music with @boomzenmusic
11:00pm- Soul, Jazz, Pop with @ivet.kiara/@khaos.pdx
11:30pm- Electronic, Breaks, Electro with Atziluthmusic
Sounds Visual Media Happy Hour
A happy hour full of : Jazz, Funk, Soul, hip-hop, Beats and Rare Grooves
Free Cover.
Check out his show at:
A birthday celebration
Not a private event and free entry.
Evan Toutz and Matt Mitchell will be celebrating their birthday with us on March 19th. Chilling out earlier for good conversations and picking up the pace with some Techno later on. Everyone invited to DJ are longtime record collectors with amazing taste in music. We'd love to see you and we need you on the dance floor!
The Function
Featuring:
DJ Screendoor - We are thrilled to have this 25+ year veteran DJ, label owner, producer and one of the U.S.’s most revered vinyl selectors join us for his first appearance at The Function.
Kala- a true PDX hidden gem, Kala is a longtime house and techno DJ who has built a massive online following via his Grove Lantern mix series, racking up tens of thousands of views every episode.
Brandy Gray- March birthday girl and a true friend to the techno community, Brandy’s not just a great VJ, she’s also a bad-ass DJ! Come early to catch her slick techy selections and wish her a happy birthday!
Tracy Why- The Function resident and co-founder will close things out with depth, style, and hopefully a touch of weird.
Join us for a night of techno and adjacent sounds. Sliding scale recommended donation: $5-$10 from 9pm-2:30am. Come early and stay late.
Double Feature: Roy Davis Jr. & Ellery Cowles
Sonder Bar & Undaground Therapy Muzic presents:
We’re proud to announce the return of Roy Davis Jr (Chicago - Undaground Therapy) to Sonder, along with long-time friend, music colleague, & label artist; Ellery Cowles (Chicago). Those of you in attendance last time, and self-admitted House heads, already know Roy needs no reintroduction. Many will also be familiar with Ellery, as someone who’s been doing it at the highest level for a very long time, albeit you’re probably wondering where he’s been in recent years? The important thing is….he’s back & the gloves are off! It’s time for the younger folks to hear what they’ve been missing. **Please see ticket link for bio information if you’d like to know more about these gents.**
Community + Dance with Chixy Guap, Freaky Outty & Illordess, db.cyber and visuals by lunasea
Roses are red, violets are blue, ten years ago they said I do. Join us for a free event and celebration of love, community and dance.
Featuring
Chixy Guap
Freaky Outty & illordess
Db.cyber
And visuals stylings by lunasea
50 Orbits
Free entry. Join DLyte, Bliss, Michael Mitchell, Knob, and Tyson for a night of music and dancing..
23l3Ctro
23L3CTRO is back and we have a stacked lineup for you in early February! Super stoked for everyone on this lineup and beyond excited for Chris Roman aka 214 to come down for this. We are starting early at 8pm, and the music will be fantastic all night
214 (Frustrated Funk, Klakson, 20/20 Vision)
D.Vices (SubSensory)
Øbsrvr (Tarantella)
Residents:
Camino Acid (Pyramid Transmissions) B2B DJ set
Centrikal (Particle Music, SubSensory) B2B b0t23 (Patterned Media)
Sonder Listening Bar
1925 NE 42nd Ave
Friday Feb 6th
8pm-2:30am
$10 Donation at the door
Art by Jerry Abstract
Music Fans First
WED 2.4
6pm- 80’s POST PUNK TO FUNK W/@DJ.DANDALION
6:30pm-CUTS WITH @ov1cutz
7pm-GLOBAL BASS SOUNDS W/ @W33DKOFFZ
7:30pm-SYNTH POP, ITALO, GITY POP, BALEARIC W/ @CORYPLAYSRECORDS
8pm- HOUSE, ELECTRONICA, JAZZ, AMBIENT
W/ @SUNSHINEANDRAVIOLI
8:30pm- OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP W/ @CHEFMARCOMORILLO
9pm- RARE GROOVES W/
@UNIQUESOULADVENTURES
9:30pm -JAZZ BALLADS FOR LOVERS W/@SOUNDS.BY.ABADJ
10pm - ATMOSPHERIC DnB, BREAKBEAT HARDCORE W/ @PROFESSOR_Beats1
10:30pm- TRIP HOP W/ @CXHANSEN
11pm - EARLY 90'5 DnB W/ @ATE21_DJMOM
11:30pm -HOUSE