Josh Ritter (top, credit: Laura WIlson), Blind Boys Of Alabama (bottom, credit:Jim Harrington) and Sunday's webcast schedule. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

JD McPherson Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the aritst hide caption

JD McPherson's new album, Undivided Heart & Soul, comes out Oct. 6. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

JD McPherson Alicia J. Rose/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Other Lives settled down in Portland, Oregon to record "Reconfiguration," a song opbmusic couldn't get enough of this month. Emily Ulmer/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

JD Mcpherson. Kelsey Stanger/WXPN hide caption

JD McPherson's latest album is Let the Good Times Roll. Kelly Kerr/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

JD McPherson is on Ann Powers's list of artists to watch in early 2015. Jimmy Sutton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

JD McPherson puts on a fiery show at WXPN. John Bartol/WXPN hide caption

JD McPherson performs in Portland for opbmusic.org. opbmusic.org hide caption

Polica. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

JD McPherson. Samantha Franklin hide caption

"There is a certain heaviness that you can get from just the right groove," says JD McPherson. "Even if it's not a really fast groove." Jim Herrington hide caption