- When
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT – 11:00 PM CDT
- Where
- The Garage · 100 E Louisiana St, McKinney
- Organizer
- Star Local Media events
About this event
TARA GRACE is a Texas-born Artist-Songwriter. She grew up in College Station, spent a year living in Nashville, and now calls Fort Worth home. Tara began singing at a young age, once taking over the stage at her father's work conference all because she spotted the microphone. In middle school, she joined orchestra and learned the violin. She expanded her instrumental talent to the acoustic guitar and discovered songwriting at just 13 years old. Since graduating Cum Laude from Texas A&M University in 2019 with a business degree, Tara has been learning new instruments and performing professionally. She began her first major recording project in 2020 with Mauldin Productions, releasing her first single in 2021, followed by 3 others in 2022 and 2023. She spent the next couple years in the studio making new music to release her debut EP in 2025. In Nashville, Tara honed in on her songwriting craft, performing in numerous writers' rounds, as well as becoming heavily involved in the Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI) learning directly from hit songwriters and leading publishers in the industry. She is dedicating time this year to writing new music in anticipation of a full album release. Her major accolades include selection as the National Anthem performer on Championship Sunday at the 2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and performances at the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on the 95.9 The Ranch stage. Her single “If You Would’ve Stayed” is also featured on the TCMA Best Texas Country Picks Volume 7 record. In addition, she landed a spot on the 2015 National FFA Talent Team her junior year of high school and has 10+ years experience performing the National Anthem for the MLB and NBA. In 2025 alone, Tara advanced to the second round of the National Finals Rodeo Anthem Contest, released 6 new songs on her debut record “Kiss Me Goodbye: The EP”, launched the official Tara Grace merch line with 26 new products, established a brand partnership with Lane Boots, and created a music-inspired candle set in collaboration with The Western Willow. This year, she performed at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo for the first time. She will also release a special song dedicated to her brother. Tara Grace’s all-time stats include 16.7K+ streams/radio spins, 4.7K+ listeners/followers, 575+ saves/playlist adds/voice requests/Shazams, and 2.7K YouTube views across 62 countries. Additionally, she saw huge growth in fan engagement from 2024 to 2025 as indicated on Spotify Wrapped: + 3,951% listeners + 4,833% saves + 8,206% streams + 944% playlist adds + 1,140% countries In her free time, Tara enjoys the outdoors, attending sporting events & concerts, riding horses, archery, and working on her podcast, The Modern Western Collective. She also volunteers at her local church, Meals on Wheels, Junior League, and the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
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