NXNE Live: Jenn Grant C'EST WHAT - JUNE 8 Standing on the cramped stage, Grant and her two boys, on drums and back-up vocals, conquered the audience at C'est What's quaint brick and stone basement spot on Friday night. Fans filled the club to check out this sentimental songstress, who has garnered support from such high-profile artists as Feist, John Ritter and Ron Sexsmith, as well as many others some of whom are collaborators on her latest album, Orchestra for the Moon. Her playful, yet mature, vocals got everyone's attention the moment she opened her mouth to sing. No one can argue that the gal's got talent and that she's a vision on stage. The performance hit bump after bump as Grant's equipment failed and started, failed and started, over and over. The technical setbacks were not as irritating as one would expect, though. In between these hiccups in the performance, Grant kept the audience satisfied with endearing anecdotes and banter, which made up for the choked development of the show. She was simply too cute to be angry with, and having the chops to back up her stage presence is what kept the empty pint glasses from flying. They cheered long and loud as Grant's whimsical and emotional, Cat Power-esque voice pervaded the narrow cavern, standing stage left in her satin polka-dot dress, cowboy boots and big red guitar. The gentle song "Rainy Days" and the evocative "Don't Worry Baby" are two great examples of the reflective songs written by Grant, who appears to have an uncanny ability to capture the romantic, and at times, strong-mannered sounds that represent feelings of nostalgic recollections, sad moods and a contemplative mind. Despite what some may see as shortcomings in her technical performance, the crowd excitedly left C'est What discussing Grant's work in Toronto and happy that in just a few short days they will be able to catch her again at the Horseshoe Tavern with A Northern Chorus on June 15th. I don't doubt that she'll come through the second time around. This show was well worth the time, and the flaws barely affected the impact of the performance of the audience. Not everyone can pull that off, that's for sure.