The rock-operatic idea had been banging around Bigler's head for a while, but the back-to-nature motif didn't hit him until one night in the Nevada wilderness. 'Wall Street Odyssey' marks their fourth album. The resulting show 'is kind of interspersed, and it's all very universal, and it all kind of comes together with its own flow - but it's very accessible, and very obvious,' Lykes explained. While Lykes and Bigler do give voice to characters here and there, the bulk of the tale is told in music and videos, which they created DIY from filmed footage, found footage and animation. There's also a graphic novel - created by Seattle artist Tom Swanson, crayoned in by Lykes and Bigler. Where: The Linda - WAMC's Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave., Albany 'a wall street odyssey: the city, the country and back again' It's the brainchild of the band Epigene, also known as husband-wife musicians Sean Bigler and Bonnie Lykes, who live in the town of Olive, outside Woodstock. Saturday at The Linda, making it the first rock opera to find a home at WAMC's Performing Arts Studio. A live account of his tale, complete with music, video and narration, is scheduled for 8 p.m. Named after the twitchy protagonist in Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22,' Yossarian burns out on stress and free-falls into drug addiction and homelessness, only to find himself, spiritually and otherwise, in a rural setting. To the list of existentially troubled rock-'n'-roll protagonists add Yossarian, the stockbroker in crisis at the heart of 'A Wall Street Odyssey: The City, the Country and Back Again,' a rock opera conceived, written, recorded and performed by a pair of Ulster County musicians. Jimmy from 'Quadrophenia.' Jesus Christ Superstar. Facebook Twitter Email Bonnie Lykes and Sean Bigler of the band Epigene performing 'A Wall Street Odyssey: The City, the Country and Back Again,' scheduled for 8 p.m.

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