Reuters — (Reuters) - Veteran rockers Van Halen said on Friday that they will kick off a North American tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth in mid-February, shortly after the release of the band's first full album with Roth in nearly 30 years. more info

ContactMusic — Newly-reunited rockers Van Halen have completed their comeback by performing at a small club in New York on Thursday night 05Jan12 The band which last performed in public together in 2008 has re-teamed with former frontman David Lee Roth for a 2012 t... more info

Chicago Tribune — Van Halen announced its first tour in four years Thursday, including a Feb. 24 date at the United Center. more info

Detroit Free Press — The veteran hard rock band, including original singer David Lee Roth, revealed the itinerary in connection with a Thursday night show at Café Wha? in New York City, the culmination of several months of music-industry buzz about a possible tour and n... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Here they come - full blast and top down. more info

USA Today Music — The hard rock band previews its upcoming tour (and album) with a club date in Greenwich Village in New York. more info

Impose Magazine — We awoke to 2012 late in the morning after attempting to manually forget about the bulk of 2011 within an evening's time. Upon awakening we heard faint Black Keys and Nickelback beefs, Katy Perry and Russell Brand divorce buzz back to back with t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yellow Ostrich @ Northside 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Dayna Kurtz @ Barbes * Daniel Kitson @ St Ann's * Van Halen @ Cafe Wha? * Questlove @ Brooklyn Bowl * Rachelle Garniez @ Barbes *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you may have read at the NY Times and elsewhere:Van Halen has invited music writers and critics to an intimate concert at Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village on Thursday night as a prelude to a tour with the... more info

DrownedInSound — The fact that it’s possible to compare the same Trailer Trash Tracys song to both Animal Collective and Van Halen says a lot about the amount of ground the band cover on Ester, in spite of the sonic limits they’ve set. Read the full story o... more info