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.

I Fight Dragons performing at Martyrs', Chicago, in 2009

Harry and the Potters performing in June 2007

They Might Be Giants performing in December 2003

1970s and earlier

• Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias (1973–1983)
• The Beatles (1960–1970)
• The Buggles (1977–1982)
• Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (1964–1982)
• ±David Bowie (1963–2016)
• Descendents (1977-present)
• Devo (1973–present)
• ±Elvis Costello (1970–present)
• Gerry and the Holograms (1979)
• ±Kraftwerk (1970–present)
• Oingo Boingo (1979–1995)
• Robyn Hitchcock (1972–2006)
• ±Rush (1968–2018)
• Sparks (1973–present)
• ±Talking Heads (1975–1991)
• "Weird Al" Yankovic (1976–present)
• XTC (1976–2006)
• ±Frank Zappa

1980s

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

1990s

• Andrew W.K. (1998–present)
• The Aquabats (1994–present)
• Ben Folds Five (1993–present)
• Bowling for Soup (1994–present)
• Fountains of Wayne (1996–2020)
• Man or Astro-man? (1999–present)
• The Mountain Goats (1991–present)
• Nerf Herder (1994–present)
• Ozma (1995–present)
• Polysics (1997-present)
• Tenacious D (1994–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 (2000–present)
• The Protomen (2003–present)
• Paul & Storm (2004 -present)
• Thundering Asteroids! (2009–present)

2010s

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

Note

• ± Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee