Canadian Music Week 2010 in pictures

Canadian Music Week 2010 is over, but CBC's Jess Watt was on hand to capture the highlights of the festival -- which ran from Mar. 10-14 -- in photographs. Here's a visual tour of some of the standout moments of CMF/CMW.


'80s new wave icons Platinum Blonde were inducted into the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of fame at CMW 2010. They played at the Mod Club on Mar. 10. (Jess Watt)


Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham, of 2009 Polaris Music Prize winning hardcore group F---ed Up, bedevils the crowd at the El Mocambo, Mar. 10. (Jess Watt)


Eurythmics ace Dave Stewart overcame technical difficulties to deliver his keynote address -- complete with fancy Powerpoint presentation -- to a rainy-day audience on Mar. 12. (Jess Watt)


Former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur grins while performing at the Horseshoe Tavern on Mar. 12. (Jess Watt)

Hot Hot Heat's Steve Bays charms fans during his band's set at the Horseshoe Tavern, Mar. 12. (Jess Watt)


France's Dead Sexy Inc. added a nice jolt of glamour to the CMF proceedings during their set at Sneaky Dee's on Mar. 13. (Jess Watt)


Dick Valentine, of Detroit electro-garage oddballs Electric Six, spreads the love at Lee's Palace Mar. 13. (Jess Watt)

What were your highlights of this year's festival?