Photo via BrooklynVegan

Sometimes I see an artist on the internet/in pictures at relevant music festivals/in pictures of relevant shows at relevant venues in relevant cities, and I never really 'actually listen' to the music. I sort of just say 'that bro looks interesting' and try to figure out the gimmick, or I just sort of 'write them off' if they don't seem like they'd align with my perception of 'who i am.'

Sort of like with Dan Deacon, u just say 'that is a hefty bro' and 'i'll bet his gimmick is that his music isn't good, but just trying 2 be artistic or something.' Or with Girl Talk, u say 'he looks like some1 that lived in my dorm freshman year, who grew a beard for the first time and started wearing hoodies', so u kinda rally around him in order to 'build a tribe' that supports him [via white people]. Or u say 'damn. TVOTR seem like the kind of black ppl who would be participating in my local scene.' Or u say 'damn. Feist seems pretty attainable. Wouldn't mind settling down with her and having her birth my alternative child.' We all just want 2 evaluate ppl/bands based on the way they look, because if we are able to 'judge a book by itz cover', we end up saving a lot of time and energy, especially in our modern era where we have s00 much information at our disposal.

After seeing a picture of this King Khan guy, what would u guess his music/gimmick is all about?
a) being zany
b) being a lofi artist
c) trying 2 appeal to the Gen-X Vice crew
d) singing in a foreign language
e) something about Slumdog
f) the male M.I.A.
g) ironic hiphop/rap
h) something where the band 'gets naked' in the name of punk
i) electro
j) post-Rapture dance thrash core
l) 90s tribute rock alt-country
m) something about Animal Collective
n) something that demonstrates my lack of knowledge of 'people from Brown-er parts of the world.'
o) some sort of 'inside joke' that 'only Pitchfork gets'
p) Choose.Your.Own.Response

Do u 'actually listen 2 music' n e more, or do u just judge artists by 'stupid pictures that blogs put up that are supposed 2 represent an artist'?
Worried that we are always misinterpreting brands.
Have yall ever misjudged an artist based on 'what they looked like' but found out that they are 'chill' after all? Or do u usually 'think a band looks kewl' but then u find out that they suck.