Holiday spirits? C'mon, get sad

Just in time to service your holiday malaise, two of my favorite DJ collectives are conspiring to set sadness to music tonight at the downtown bar La Cita.

Give Up -- the seasonal club night initiated by the DJ collective Dublab and manned the past several years by Mark "Frosty" McNeill and Jimmy Tamborello -- gets back into its wintry spirit as DJs spin depressing songs on the bar's back patio. It's described as "a deeply depressing disc sob session." Inside the bar, Part Time Punks' Michael Stock and others will be hosting "A Sad, Slow Dance Party," promising "all slow dancing, all night long."

There's no cover. Tears start to flow at 9 p.m.

Photo of DJ Frosty (from 2005) by Kevin Bronson/LAT

Happier choices for Tuesday, Dec. 18

Pop sextet Castledoor brings its sublime tunes to Boardner's in the final monthly show of the year presented by Radio Free Silver Lake. The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra and Frankel are also playing the 18-and-older show, which is free. ... Mighty Six Ninety and Io Echo rock the Troubadour. ... Oliver Future continues its Tuesday residency at the Viper Room. ... The Monolators head a good local bill at the Scene. ... And John Gold performs at Bordello.