Better Know a Jury Member
#69: Dave Jaffer, Freelance writer
The Year in Pop
DECEMBER 06 2011 • New York Magazine
Polaris Short LIst artists dominate NY Mag's 2011 top 10 list with Austra at #1, Colin Stetson at #2 and Destroyer at #4. read more
Polaris Short List dominates New York Magazine's top picks for 2011
DECEMBER 06 2011 • Toronto Life
"New York" Magazine lauds Austra’s "Feel It Break" as their No. 1 album of the year as Polaris Short List artists dominate NY Mag's top 10 music list for 2011 with Colin Stetson at #2 and Destroyer #4. read more
Considering Fucked Up’s pretentious, excellent, LP in a Parisian-style music salon
NOVEMBER 10 2011 • The AV Club
Last night at The Drake Hotel, Fucked Up received an appropriately salon-style treatment, as part of an ongoing “for your consideration” series mounted by the Polaris Music Prize. The idea is for a Polaris juror (here, Exclaim, Aux, and A.V. Club contributor Sam Sutherland) to champion an album eligible for next year’s oversized cheque. read more
Benjamin Boles on Arcade Fire’s fated Polaris
SEPTEMBER 28 2011 • Now Magazine (Toronto)
The annual Polaris Music Prize has a history of upsets, with lesser-known and sometimes difficult artists often beating out much bigger names. That tradition continued this year in one sense. read more
2011 Winner Announcement (Arcade Fire)
OCTOBER 20 2011
2011 Gala Details
OCTOBER 20 2011
2011 Short List
JULY 06 2011
2011 Long List
JUNE 16 2011
Prize money press release
JUNE 06 2011
2011 dates press release
MAY 02 2011
DECEMBER 06 2011 • New York Magazine
Polaris Short LIst artists dominate NY Mag's 2011 top 10 list with Austra at #1, Colin Stetson at #2 and Destroyer at #4. read more
Polaris Short List dominates New York Magazine's top picks for 2011
DECEMBER 06 2011 • Toronto Life
"New York" Magazine lauds Austra’s "Feel It Break" as their No. 1 album of the year as Polaris Short List artists dominate NY Mag's top 10 music list for 2011 with Colin Stetson at #2 and Destroyer #4. read more
Considering Fucked Up’s pretentious, excellent, LP in a Parisian-style music salon
NOVEMBER 10 2011 • The AV Club
Last night at The Drake Hotel, Fucked Up received an appropriately salon-style treatment, as part of an ongoing “for your consideration” series mounted by the Polaris Music Prize. The idea is for a Polaris juror (here, Exclaim, Aux, and A.V. Club contributor Sam Sutherland) to champion an album eligible for next year’s oversized cheque. read more
Benjamin Boles on Arcade Fire’s fated Polaris
SEPTEMBER 28 2011 • Now Magazine (Toronto)
The annual Polaris Music Prize has a history of upsets, with lesser-known and sometimes difficult artists often beating out much bigger names. That tradition continued this year in one sense. read more
2011 Winner Announcement (Arcade Fire)
OCTOBER 20 2011
2011 Gala Details
OCTOBER 20 2011
2011 Short List
JULY 06 2011
2011 Long List
JUNE 16 2011
Prize money press release
JUNE 06 2011
2011 dates press release
MAY 02 2011
ClarityOne Earbuds Presents: Polaris Record Salon
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