List of geek rock artists

This is a list of artists who are known for producing music in the geek rock genre including its subgenres such as nerd punk and trock.

1970s and earlier

 * Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (1964–1982)
 * Descendents (1977–present)
 * Devo  (1973–present)
 * ± Elvis Costello (1970–present)
 * ± Kraftwerk (1970–present)
 * Oingo Boingo (1979–1995)
 * Robyn Hitchcock (1972–2006)
 * ± Talking Heads (1975–1991)
 * Tori Amos (1979–present)
 * "Weird Al" Yankovic (1976–present)
 * XTC (1976–2006)
 * ± Frank Zappa (1955–1993)

1980s

 * Barenaked Ladies (1988–present)
 * Crash Test Dummies (1988–present)
 * The Dead Milkmen (1983–present)
 * Thomas Dolby (1981–present)
 * GWAR (1984–present)
 * Moxy Früvous (1989–2001)
 * They Might Be Giants (1982–present)
 * Violent Femmes (1980–present)
 * Ween (1984–present)

1990s
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 * Andrew W.K. (1998–present)
 * The Aquabats (1994–present)
 * Belle and Sebastian (1996–present)
 * Ben Folds Five (1993–present)
 * Bowling for Soup (1994–present)
 * Dynamite Hack (1997–present)
 * Fountains of Wayne (1996–2013)
 * Logan Whitehurst & the Jr. Science Club (1997–2006)
 * Minibosses (1999–present)
 * Motion City Soundtrack (1997–present)
 * The Mountain Goats (1991–present)
 * Nerf Herder (1994–present)
 * Ozma (1995–present)
 * Radioactive Chicken Heads<ref
 * Tenacious D (1994–present)
 * Warp 11 (1999–present)
 * Weezer   (1992–present)
 * Wheatus (1995–present)

2000s

 * alt-J (2007–present)
 * Chameleon Circuit (2008–2014)
 * Jonathan Coulton (2003–present)
 * The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets (2003–present)
 * The Franchise (2004–2008)
 * Harry and the Potters (2002–present)
 * hellogoodbye (2001–present)
 * I Fight Dragons (2009–present)
 * Lemon Demon (2003–present)
 * The Protomen (2003–present)
 * Paul and Storm (2004–present)
 * Thundering Asteroids! (2009–present)

2010s

 * The Doubleclicks (2011–present)
 * Double Experience (2014–present)
 * Five Year Mission (2010–present)
 * Time Crash (2012–2021)

Note

 * ± Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee