Couches are bad news for good times.

You might disagree if you are thinking back to some passionate night spent atop microsuede cushions, periodically coming up for air, all drunk on saliva. Fair point. More often than not though, a comfy couch is what convinces us that terrible TV is watchable and that five nights in a row indoors is acceptable. The couch is where we retire, belly full, to complain about how culturally sterile this town is, forcing us to sit at home.

Meanwhile, great things are happening.

So here is an Ottawa events calendar to give you the tools you need to fight the evil chesterfield. This and a blowtorch should do it.

Couch Assassin has been on the Interwaves since April 2010, and we're constantly evolving the site and doing our best to improve it. We're a scrappy team of passionate volunteers, not professional journalists or programmers -- so we really do appreciate a heads-up if you run into anything glitchy!

Now: get off the couch and get out on the town!

P.S. Feel free to drop us a line with any thoughts, event listings or if you're associated with a venue and would like to be able to post your own events.

Beware the Couch Assassin!

Couch Assassin is developed and curated by a group of nightlife ninjas who are tirelessly on the lookout for what's going on in Ottawa. This site is a labour of love run entirely by some pretty awesome volunteers.

Couch Assassin is THE place to find out about everything that's happening in Ottawa - your one-stop spot for concerts, theatre, galleries, karaoke nights and more!

So quit your whining and get out on the town!

If you have any comments about the site, drop us a line! We also welcome info about upcoming events.