Blues festival Battle, Axe and Tracks takes place this weekend

Music festival in Reno features headliners Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jimmie Vaughan, Samantha Fish and Robert Randolph Band

Reno is hosting a multi-day music festival this weekend with sixteen musicians and bands at Rancho San Rafael Park on Oct. 1-2. The first Battle, Axe and Tracks combines award-winning established and emerging rock, funk and blues musicians with the intimate setting of Rancho San Rafael Park. The festival features blues and rock music, activities, food trucks, bars, a guitar battle, axe throwing and more.