As if she borrowed a pair of Shania Twain’s walkin’ boots, Tara McCormick’s music is country with a sexy rock/pop attitude. If McCormick’s name sounds familiar, it’s probably because she was Miss Washington in 2004, and she made it all the way to the top 15 in the Miss USA competition. Since then she has set her sights on a career in country music and has released two albums.

She has opened for national acts such as Bo Diddley, Ty England, Keith Anderson, Jason Aldean, and Asleep at the Wheel. McCormick has appeared on “Late Show with David Letterman,” Ryan Seacreast, “The Best Damn Sports Show,” “Entertainment Tonight,” and “Evening Magazine.”

She also graced the cover of the May 2006 issue of Quick Throttle Magazine. Her latest album, Go That Far, produced by Grammy winner Larry Gadler, will be officially released June 29. She will perform twice in Tacoma this week: Saturday at the Taste of Tacoma and Wednesday at Freedom Fair. For more information about Tara McCormick, visit www.taramccormick.net.



[Point Defiance Park, Taste of Tacoma, Saturday, June 30, 6 p.m., no cover, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma]

[Freedom Fair’s 1007FM The Wolf Stage, Wednesday, July 4, 5 p.m., no cover, Ruston Way, Tacoma]