THE Epstein, the Oxford band who won the Glastonbury Emerging Talent award this year, will be playing in Wallingford today.

The band, fronted by Olly Wills, will be at the Portcullis Club in Goldsmiths Lane for the gig which starts at 8pm.

The band has just released its first album, Last of the Charanguistas, which they manufactured and promoted themselves.

Also appearing on the night will be Oxford-based band Stornoway who have appeared at the Truck Music Festival at Steventon.

Author John Niven will also be reading from his forthcoming novel Kill Your Friends.