New York, NY —

Sometimes there’s a handy phrase to describe a cultural movement, like punk rock, or hip-hop, or grunge. Sometimes there isn’t, and you have to see a performance or hear an album to decide for yourself what’s going on. “Still Life with Commentator” is that kind of show. WNYC’s Siddhartha Mitter went out to the Brooklyn Academy of Music this week to take a listen.