Earlier this summer they played on the same festival bill as The Police and Ziggy Marley.

This evening Bermuda gets a chance to hear and see Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles for free in the Botanical Gardens.

The US band, who are on the verge of signing to a new record company, have agreed to give a repeat performance at the Live in the Gardens event at Masterworks Museum.

And they will give a full show on Saturday night at Docksiders, where there is a $10 cover charge.

Lead singer Langhorne Slim and his band have been making a name for themselves during the past three years and have appeared on tours with the likes of Cake, The Avett Brothers and The Violent Femmes.

Drummer Malachi DeLorenzo is the son of Violent Femmes' founder and percussionist Victor Delorenzo.

For the uninitiated an idea of what to expect from Langhorne Slim comes from a biography description that states they offer a "sardonic, modern take on traditional folk, country and blues" and come across as a mixture of 1980s The Cramps and early Beck.

The band performs original numbers, including Electric Love Letter which featured in the acclaimed indie-movie 'Waitress' last year.

Having moved from a small independent label Narnack Records to the larger V2 Records last year, the band is currently on the verge of securing a third record label deal.

Speaking to The Royal Gazette from San Francisco this week, lead singer Langhorne Slim (real name Sean Scolnick) would not be drawn on whether a major label has finally woken up to the band's music. But he said it would be revealed soon.

In the meantime he and the War Eagles are fulfilling a number of live engagements, and these include a jaunt to Europe for two gigs in London and appearances in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.

Bermuda can count itself fortunate to have a chance to see the band for a second time, it is all thanks to a school friendship between the Island's Jon Legere of Volcanic Productions and Slim himself. "We both went to the same school outside New York City and he brought us to Bermuda first," said Slim.

That first appearance at the Botanical Gardens was described as "incredible" by the singer.

Earlier this week the three piece band, which is completed by bassist Paul DeFiglia, were spread across various parts of the US. The thousands of miles of separation is not a problem for the band as rehearsals are hardly needed because they know their repartoire so well, according to Slim.

"We rehearse when we are on the road," he said.

A highlight of 2007 came in June when Langhorne Slim appeared at the Bonnaroo music and arts festival in Tennessee, appearing on a bill that was topped by the reformed The Police, and sprinkled with big names such as Bob Marley's son Ziggy, The White Stripes, Tool and The Flaming Lips to name only a few.

Langhorne Slim was born in the town of Langhorne, Pennsylvania in 1980.

The discography to date features an album called When The Sun Goes Down, and a number of EPs. A second album has been recorded and is awaiting release.

Slim said: "We are going to hook up with a new record label and put out the album we have recorded and start working on our third album."

The identity of the new record label remains undecided, Slim said it was "between a couple."

Gig goers can expect "a bit of a party" at the weekend shows, said Slim, and looking to the future he added: "The sky's the limit. We want to be busy and to play to as many people in as many places as possible."

• Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles perform at the Botanical Gardens this evening between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., free of charge. They perform at Docksiders on Saturday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., cover charge is $10.