We asked five of the city’s finest DJs to name the tracks that will have you shaking away the winter blahs for good.

With crocuses popping up all over the city, you’ve officially been served notice that it’s time to get out of your apartment and welcome in the spring. A great way to do that is by getting liquored up, which you can do by hitting the clubs and asking for one of the following drinks, recommended by the people who lovingly pour them.

When the soothsayer told Julius Caesar “Beware the ides of March,” he totally didn’t mean stop partying with your BFF.

One of the city’s first and leading proponents of British grime and dubstep, producer Max Ulis is pointing the local scene toward its cosmopolitan destiny. Ulis and fellow B.C. beatmakers Taal Mala, Phowa, and Self Evident form SUB OSC, the production crew responsible for a mildly demonic remix of Future Sound of London’s “Stakker Humanoid” on Britain’s Jumpin’ and Pumpin’ label.

From CBGB in New York City to the Smilin’ Buddha Cabaret in Vancouver, the best live-music clubs have been located in neighbourhoods that Charles Bukowski would have loved getting liquored up in. Not that long ago, the Balmoral was the kind of room populated by hard-core barflies, as well as other unfortunates who found themselves on the outside of society looking in. But that’s changed following upgrades to the room that have made it a burgeoning haven for Vancouver hipsters.

Vancouver's Christian Alvarez specializes in house music that appeals to loungers and dancers alike. Well-regarded for his club productions, the Spanish-Canadian DJ made his first foray into the home-listening market earlier this year with VIP 01, his superb mix for Las Vegas's Swank Recordings

These days, Pat's Pub is where you'll find the likes of alt-country legend Alejandro Escovedo, alt-noise upstarts the Ponys, and local indie gems Lightning Dust

Whether it's to beat the cold, break the ice, or just add that extra ounce of holiday cheer to your step, December always provides a reason to grab your grandpa's medicine. Office-party mistletoe not doing the trick? Brave the winter elements and head out for one of the following drinks, suggested by the bartenders who lovingly pour them

The best tunes of 2007, as selected by Flipout, DJ Leanne, Snail Rider, Kuma, and Jay Auto

Just because Santa is currently working like a mule doesn't mean that you should be doing the same. Things are going to get real quiet around December 25, so get the partying out of your system at one of the following events

The one-liner on Isaac Terpstra (aka DJ Pandemonium) is that he's the local scene's premier goth and industrial record-spinner. The longer story is that he's been a nightclub fixture since 1995, and that he's played just about every club in the city, from dearly departed venues like the Palladium and the original Celebrities to newer spots like the Lotus and, well, the new Celebrities. When someone gets around to writing a history of Vancouver's electronic-music scene, Pandemonium will figure prominently.

When Roberts took over a year ago, it had become something of a frat-boy magnet, packed on the weekends with well-liquored loogans. Today, the room is known as the Bourbon, and is gaining a reputation as one of the most promising live-music venues in the city.

What set Danyluck apart from the gloomy goths was that she resembled a 1940s Hollywood starlet gone bad. Plus she was cool. And charming. And wearing a colour.

Usually we ask DJs around town to name their hot track of the moment, but in honour of all things ghoulish, we persuaded five of the city's best selectors to name their all-time Halloween anthem.

With Halloween falling on Wednesday this year, that means there's almost a full week's worth of club nights to celebrate.