Jam bands, ranging from the highly popular Dave Matthews Band to the band at your local bar, are taking over the world with long solos and live improvisations.

One band that counts the jam movement among its influences played Thursday at Rick’s American Cafe, 224 Abbott Road.

East Lansing’s Under Construction took the stage, and lead singer Jesse Young implored the crowd to dance.

The first song, “Cool Till 2000,” is a mid-paced tune dedicated to “having a good time,” Young said.

Guitar solos and bongos showed the jam ethic of ‘more is more’ has influenced Under Construction when it comes to instrumentation.

Audience members appreciated the band’s style and execution.

Human biology senior Stacie Maddock was enthusiastic in her support of the band.

“They’re awesome,” she said. “They have such a great sound.”

Under Construction defines itself as acoustic-driven rock, and that isn’t a false statement.

Its first tune was a decent stab at the loud and soft dynamics of much of the best in alternative rock from the 1990s, but it was couched in a more warm-fuzzy acoustic style than the music of its predecessors.

Young shared the vocals with guitarist Chad Stidham, but the two have a similar singing style, making this division of labor neither an asset nor a hindrance.

Young is obviously the better singer of the two, but on these tunes he didn’t get to show it much. The songs the band performed used a rapid-fire singing technique that didn’t showcase his voice the way moodier material would have.

The band was sticking to its up-tempo repertoire on purpose, Young said after the show.

“We try to get the crowd more upbeat,” Young said. “So we try to bring out our more upbeat songs.”

A bar audience isn’t necessarily there to listen to good tunes, so the band has to try to keep its attention, Young said.

“When you do slower songs, people tend to lose interest,” he said. “When we’re back here on Nov. 8 we’ll mix it up, you’ll hear a lot more different stuff from us.”