The concert calendar has been slooooow around here lately. But there are signs of life, including a Feb. 1 show at the Brickhouse from Mr. Lif, who put out the fantastic Mo’ Mega last year on Definitive Jux.

I got a chance to catch Lif at the Paid Dues Festival, but I’m eager to catch him in a smaller venue that isn’t outdoors in the dead of an Arizona summer. He’s calling this the Road to the Super Bowl tour; the big game is at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale on Feb. 3, in case you weren’t paying attention. So it’s only appropriate that he plays Phoenix that weekend.

Kudos to the guys at Universatile Music, who are bringing this show – and so many other hip-hop acts – to the Valley.

• Mr. Lif | Brothaz
• Mr. Lif and Cannibal Ox | Brothaz (remix)