If you are looking for musical acts in Montreal over the next couple weeks, be sure to check out the following shows, starting with tonite!

RJD2 is playing at La Tulipe tonite. Originally from Ohio and now out of Philadelphia, Rjd2’s music is a collage of cut-and-paste hip-hop that combines disparate elements to make for soulful, moody portraits of the world.

In the spring of 2001, he made his first formal appearance as a solo artist on the Def Jux Presents… compilation, proving he could hold his own alongside such luminaries as Company Flow, El-P, Cannibal Ox, and Aesop Rock.

Rjd2’s debut album, Dead Ringer, followed on Def Jux in 2002. One of the best underground hip-hop releases of the year, it melded dirty samples and a classic approach to song structure for an end result that gave DJ Shadow, DJ Spooky, and Moby a run for their money.

RJD2’s new full length The Colossus was released on January 19, 2010 on his own label.

Muse will be in concert tonite at the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens.

Muse’s fusion of progressive rock, glam, electronica, and Radiohead-influenced experimentation is crafted by guitarist/vocalist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard.

Muse has toured Europe, America, Australia, and Southeast Asia in support of the album, and their dynamic stage performance (which won the band multiple awards for Best Live Act, including accolades from the NME Awards, the Q Awards, and the Vodafone Live Music Awards) was captured on 2008’s H.A.A.R.P. Live from Wembley. The trio spent the remainder of that year — as well as the early part of 2009 — in the recording studio, eventually emerging with the release of The Resistance in September.

Julian Casablancas, the famed singer of The Strokes, will be in coming to Montreal April 1st at The National in an effort to continue to promote his first solo album Phrazes for the Young. Casablancas has won over critics as the lead singer of one the most influential rock bands since 2000.

His solo effort has garnered much praise for it’s single 11th Dimension. Pitchfork magazine rated 11th Dimension the 66 best song of 2009 stating “‘11th Dimension’ is the strongest he’s (Julian’s) sounded since Room on Fire. It’s a blast of retro-futuristic synths, steam-rolling guitar licks, and slicing, dicing hi-hat, and the busy pulse of the production cuts through the detachment and manages to convey a sense of fun, as if he’s finally enjoying the creative experience”.

And yes, Bon Jovi is once again returning to Montreal for a two shows at the Bell Centre on March 19th-20th.

Montreal Nitelife Travel will not only be in attendance with their clients, they will be PARTYING all night long!