Let's just get it out of the way right now: There's no jug-playing in the South Austin Jug Band. And the bluegrass connotation that name carries should be spilled down the drain along with any other moonshine-preconceived notions. Sure, there's fiddle, mandolin, an upright bass ... but there's also drumming, occasional electric guitar and even digital looping. And Beck. The band's latest album, Strange Invitation, gets its title from a lyric in Mr. Hansen's 1997 charmer, "Jackass," the only cover on this 11-song collection.rnrnComparisons, if they must be made, might meander more toward a Jack Johnson vibe, only more melodic and even more laid-back, or a low-intensity Grateful Dead (which, it should be noted, started out as a real jug band).rnrnLead singer/acoustic guitarist James Hyland, Brian Beken on fiddle and Dennis Ludiker on mandolin comprise the South Austin Jug Band. Often joined by semi-regular bassist/guitarist Noah Jeffries, you can find them playing their "progressive acoustic" right here in Austin.rnrn