[6] The band's commercial breakthrough came with their independent EP Ugly in 1993, which set the stage for the major label release of their self-titled album in 1995.

[6] In 1996, while the Dahle brothers were still a part of The Age of Electric, they founded a side project band with Ian Somers called Limblifter.

[9] In 2000 Dahle joined The New Pornographers, who gained much critical acclaim for their albums Mass Romantic (2000), Electric Version (2003), Twin Cinema (2005), Challengers (2007), and Together (2010).

[13] In 2017, to celebrate 20th anniversary of the album Make A Pest A Pet, The Age of Electric reunited for a two week tour across Canada including Calgary, Thunder Bay and Vancouver with Dahle back on drums.

[16] Other acts Dahle has also recorded and/or performed live with include; his brother Ryan Dahle's solo album,[17] Stevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastian), Destroyer, Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie), Kathryn Calder, the Evaporators, the Awkward Stage,[18] Bloody Chicletts,[19] Zuckerbaby, My Oldest Friend,[20] the Choir Practice, Nathan, Mother Mother, The Floydian Device,[21] the Tennessee Twin, Mark Kleiner Power Trio, Fancey and Flash Bastard.

[26][27] Kurt also worked on the self-titled album by the Choir Practice, and Heaven Is for Easy Girls by the Awkward Stage, both released with Mint Records.

In 1999, Dahle sent an email to the Juno Award committee threatening to kill himself if The Poppy Family wasn’t inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame; “I never got a reply.

[4] Bun E Carlos from Cheap Trick, Clem Burke, Bobby Graham and Dinky Diamond are some of Dahle's favourite drummers.