Alex Van Halen

While the rest of us sit around wondering whether we're going to hear any new (or old) music from Van Halen anytime soon, Alex and Eddie Van Halen are out doing more important stuff.

March 22, 1984 was the first concert I was ever able to attend on my own, I was 14 years old. The venue,The Aud, the band...Van Halen, the show... changed my life.  Fast forward 23 years later, March 9, 2012, First Niagara Arena,the only thing that changed was the venue.

The long-silent Edward and Alex Van Halen have finally submitted to an interview in support of their new album ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ (reviewed here), and the correspondent they chose for this honor is none other than the one and only “Diamond” David Lee Roth, their very own lead singer.

When Van Halen comes to the First Niagara Center on March 9, they'll have some new material to play from thier new CD "A Different Kind of Truth." Reportedly a few lucky people have already gotten to hear the new Van Halen record well ahead of its Feb. 7 street date.

Van Halen will hit the road next month with Kool & The Gang opening selected shows, including the March 9 show at the First Niagara Center and if that seems like an odd choice for an opening act…stay tuned, because the funk doesn’t end there.

It's finally here to hear and see- Check out "Tattoo" by Van Halen. Tell us what you think? Do they still have it with Diamond Dave or would you rather they just toured on the old material? And make sure you sign up to win tickets to Van Halen's Buffalo Show on March 9 in our Freeloader Club...

According to Sammy Hagar, the Van Halen Brothers have a little of the crazy in them. Still, Van Halen is one of the greatest rock bands of all time and you can't deny that Alex Van Halen is the time keeper that keeps Eddie Rockin'. What a gifted musical family. Hopefully, the boys will find a way to get back on tour and this time come to Buffalo. Maybe we can live in a van until they decide to pla