Canadian rockers The Age Of Electric - from Lanigan, Saskatchewan - are getting back together! The band will play their first show in 17 years on August 29th in Calgary, Alberta at the Marquee Beer Market & Stage; Zuckerbaby will be the opening act. Tickets, priced at $34.95 each, are available now via Ticketfly.

The Age Of Electric frontman Todd Kerns, who currently plays bass in Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, checks in with the following update: "My old band from Canada, The Age Of Electric, will be playing our first show in 17 years at the Marquee in Calgary, Alberta on August 29th. I had to wait til that was officially announced before releasing this blog otherwise I’d have blown the big surprise. This is something I never really knew could ever happen but here we are. The big question is ‘why now?’ and the answer is ‘why not?’ No one had really asked before. I assume when a band hasn’t performed in a long time you write them off, but then someone asked and we collectively said ‘yea, that sounds like fun.’

All original members for the first time in almost two decades. It is going to be actual time traveling. We are really looking forward to it. Hopefully you can join us. It is going to be downright historic.

The band formed 26 years ago in 1989. That’s hard to believe, isn’t it? That’s a loooong time ago. Probably before some of you were born. We released one indie cassette as Electric before adding The Age Of onto the front and releasing yet another indie cassette then three CDs. In 1998 we had a gold album under our belt as well as a Juno (like a Canadian Grammy) nomination for best new artist. Best new artist for a band that had been together 9 years. We didn’t win it. I don’t remember who did. I don’t think anyone else does either.

It’s going to be a very special night as my brother, John, and I haven’t played together since 2002 in any full capacity. Damn time flies. That’s 13 years ago. Jesus. The other two members of the band are brothers too. I’ve known Kurt Dahle, the drummer, for 30 years and his younger brother, Ryan, about the same. A lot of history there. Basically family, really. To be sure this is a very special event for all involved.

And opening will be my best friend, Reed Shimozawa’s band, Zuckerbaby, who opened for The Age Of Electric back in 1998 on the Make A Pest A Pet tour at our peak. Reed is co-writer/producer of half the tracks on Go Time! and my partner in the as yet to be released TKO project. Again-family. Not to be missed, brothers and sisters. See you there."