California

As long as we're enjoying California weather in NYC today, why not enjoy some California Soul from the likes of Marlena Shaw?

Also, I can't get this opening jam from Friday night's Soulive show out of my head. For those who care, this is presumably from the soul/jazz band's forthcoming "rock" album.

And to bring this post full-circle, here's Soulive doing a quick hit of Tupac's "California Love", from that same show.

And for my next trick: Brazilian girls