I hit Wednesday night’s stacked five-act bill at Shea Stadium BK and walked away wowed by the two young, talented songwriters who played the night’s final slots.

Spencer Sult (pictured above – with eyeglasses) of Olympia, WA performs as Generifus. He’s a couple days into a nine date East Coast mini-tour in support of his new cassette “One and Done” which he describes as “songs about figuring out complicated things.” Backed by drummer Spencer Carrow and bass player Andrew Keller, Sult played about a half hour. Included in his set was the great tune “Hops and Barleycorn” off his collection of songs “Indecision ‘13” which is only available digitally via Bandcamp.

Sult sings mostly short, catchy tunes you can easily digest. Some of his earlier numbers going back almost a decade are beautiful acoustic guitar instrumentals that for me capture the spirit of the west coast. His acting in the super-enjoyable short film Happy Birthday to Me reveals another dimension of his persona.

The evening closed with a much-anticipated performance by Frankie Cosmos. Just 19 years old, Greta Kline (pictured above) has songs coming out of her ears. Via the web, she’s released more than 40 albums worth of material since 2009 and has quickly become an impressive live performer doing her own stuff and contributing in the great band Porches. Her boyfriend Aaron Maine collaborates with her in both bands.

Greta Kline is the daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. Many of her tunes reference life in NYC. She has a sharp wit but isn’t the least bit cocky. You wouldn’t know she was raised around fame by the way she acts. Kline intently watched all of the sets before it was her time to go on – and she has a very modest stage presence. That she’s chosen Shea as her preferred place to play says a lot about what she’s up to.

This was my first visit to Shea. I liked the vibe. It’s operating in much the same realm Todd P so carefully and successfully nurtured during the Market Hotel run. All ages. Reasonable admission price.

Bud cans pulled out of a regular-looking home refrigerator cost $3 and it appears lots of people brought their own supplies. No rules to speak of. I’m guessing the relevant city regulatory agencies overseeing this type of entity are choosing not to bust balls because the place isn’t bothering anybody. Maybe it‘s off their radar. Shea resides in an unmarked red brick building on a street lined with factories and warehouses in East Williamsburg. At night, it’s totally desolate in the immediate vicinity. When I got there, I pulled on the steel door that had a “20” spray-painted on it. It was locked. Another door to the left opened and I walked up a steep flight of stairs to the performance space entrance. It was eight bucks to get in.

What’s especially appealing about the venue from a musician’s standpoint is that every set is recorded, mixed and mastered. The final output goes up on the venue’s web site a week or two after the gig and the sound quality is high. Adam Reich (co-founder of Shea and member of Titus Andronicus) was actively managing the festivities Wednesday night with grace and warmth.

I‘d estimate the crowd at 150. A few people came and left throughout the night but I thought it was interesting how many folks arrived at 830 PM for the first performance and stayed throughout. There was never much of a line for the bathroom. Lots of people seemed to know each other. One of the common links appeared to be affiliation with the state university in Purchase. Many greetings were exchanged via long hug which you like to see among young people.

Coming home, I took the G to the E. When I emerged from underground at Rosie Ave., the snow had started. Again, with the snow.

-New York City‘s public high school basketball championship games will be played at the new arena in Brooklyn for the first time this year. This is a very positive development primarily because the games will be fully accessible to the public which is a welcome shift from the absurd policy in recent years of banning regular fans from the games. By opening their palace on Atlantic Avenue to an important civic gathering, Bruce Ratner and Mikhail Prokhorov are saving the event from the slow death it was dying at Madison Square Garden. Will there be security challenges? Perhaps. But with a $12 base ticket price (plus a $5 service charge if you buy online), kids looking for a rumble will likely seek out different turf to stomp on. Since the traditional high school basketball powerhouses are mostly based in Brooklyn, it’s an additional bonus now to see the games contested in that borough. The date for the girls and boys double-A division doubleheader is March 8.