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These days, getting a song placed on a commercial, or a TV series, has proven to be a career-making move for a wide variety of artists, from the long-dead (Nick Drake) to the rapidly emerging (the Ting Tings).

Eskalators
"Future Fire"
Playing at: Death By Audio (49 S. 2nd St., Williamsburg)
Get: Tickets ($8 at door) | Directions

Forbes Graham
"Quartet For Friends"
Playing at: The Stone (Ave. C and 2nd St., East Village)
Get: Tickets ($10 at door) | Directions

Real Estate
"Dumb Luck"
Playing at: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg)
Get: Tickets FREE | Directions

Los Angeles' hottest export opened for hip-hop legend Q-Tip at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl on New Year’s Eve, and you can stream his entire set here.