Features
October 28, 2026When the crowd starts moving you
A busy dance floor becomes a different problem when you can no longer choose your own steps. Notice the change early, move toward space with your crew and tell venue staff before pressure becomes an emergency.
October 26, 2026When your phone disappears on a night out
The first few minutes are for finding, locking and protecting—not chasing. Use a friend’s device, involve venue staff and close the doors a missing phone can open.
October 22, 2026Before you buy the ticket
A convincing event post can still lead to the wrong room, an invalid ticket or no event at all. Take two minutes to verify the night before money moves.
October 20, 2026The last track needs a route home
A safe trip home is part of the night, not an afterthought. Build a real plan, keep a backup and make the final crew check before anyone leaves the venue.
October 18, 2026When a drink does not feel right
A sudden change in intoxication, dizziness, sleepiness or memory is a reason to act. Get to a trusted person, involve venue staff, treat danger signs as an emergency and keep blame out of the response.
October 16, 2026Read the room without guessing: consent on the dance floor
A crowded club runs on small signals, but boundaries should not be a guessing game. Ask, accept the answer, check again and help safely when something feels wrong.
October 16, 2026Access is part of the night
An “accessible” label is only a starting point. Ask concrete questions about the route, room, washrooms, rest space, support people and service animals before the night begins.
October 09, 2026When the room runs hot: hydration and cool-downs for the dance floor
A packed floor can turn a long night into a heat-management problem. Water, cool-down breaks and a crew that checks in can keep the music from becoming a medical emergency.
October 02, 2026Keep the night loud: hearing protection for clubbers and DJs
The music should stay with you. The ringing should not. A practical guide to protecting your hearing without stepping away from the dance floor.
September 28, 2026Ottawa after dark is bigger than the dance floor
As Ottawa's first Nightlife Economy Action Plan reaches its final year, the city is preparing a 2027 strategy with a wider view of who makes the night work.
September 23, 2026Still in orbit: Solar Power Sessions in its 25th year
Suzy Solar’s long-running trance programme began in 2001. Episode 955 now brings that continuing signal into DanceRadio’s fresh rotation.
September 19, 2026StoneBridge is back on DanceRadio
A recovered archive trail led DanceRadio back to Sten Hallstrom—and brought three current editions of The StoneBridge Show into fresh rotation.
September 15, 2026Eleven episodes, one paper trail: following The StoneBridge Show through the archive
Eleven consecutive archive records reveal how a weekly show moved from sender to station—and how that paper trail helped bring StoneBridge back to DanceRadio.
September 14, 2026When ‘online’ isn’t enough: how DanceRadio checks the live signal
DanceRadio’s monitors check more than a green website light: they test real audio, current programme data and recovery from the listener’s side of the signal.
September 09, 2026Three cities, one Ottawa signal: a live-broadcast flyer from 2011
A recovered flyer records the Sound Syndicate's three-city launch—and the Ottawa night DanceRadio.ca carried live from Parliament Nightclub on October 1, 2011.
September 02, 2026What's on air now: a guide to the DanceRadio rotation
Four weekly evening features anchor a continuous, programme-first rotation of current electronic shows. Here's how the DanceRadio clock works—and what is in it now.
August 31, 2026The signal is back
How DanceRadio recovered its archive, rebuilt the live broadcast and returned as a station shaped by its own history.