SCOTT HOLIDAY CALLS from his car while driving to a rehearsal with his band, Rival Sons. It’s a long haul from his home in Huntington Beach to Hollywood, but he doesn’t mind. “California’s had a lot of rain recently,” he says. “But right now the sky has opened up and it’s beautiful out. I love it.”
The guitarist is excited to play some of the new songs from the band’s just-released album, (Atlantic) in preparation for what could be a year’s worth of road work. “We tracked all of the songs in the studio, but now we’re going to play them straight through as a band for the first time,” he says. “They take on a whole new identity when you’re not in recording mode, and when you play them