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)
 DescendentsDescendents and the story of Milo, punk's most nerdy mascot|Louder (1977–present)
 DevoThe Evolution of Nerd Rock – Uncanny Magazine (1973–present)
 ± Elvis CostelloGeek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture by Alex DiBlasi (pg.176) (1970–present)
 ± KraftwerkGeek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture by Alex DiBlasi  (pg.49)(1970–present)
 Oingo BoingoGeek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture by Alex DiBlasi  (pg.182) (1979–1995)
Robyn HitchcockNine Bands That Nerds Like | Cassava Films (1972–2006)
 ± Talking HeadsTalking Heads – John McFerrin's Reviews of Music (1975–1991)
 Tori Amos (1979–present)
 "Weird Al" Yankovic (1976–present)
 XTCGeek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture by Alex DiBlasi (pg.186) (1976–2006)
 ± Frank ZappaBook Review:_Geek Rock  – Musoscribe: Bill Kopp's Music Magazine (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
 Andrew W.K. (1998–present)
 The Aquabats (1994–present)
 Belle and Sebastian (1996–present)
 Ben Folds Five (1993–present)
 Bowling for SoupThe top 20 glorious geek rock anthems|TechRepublic (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
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 Tenacious D (1994–present)
 Warp 11The Best Geek Rock Bands (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)
 Joanna Wang (2008-present)
 Lemon DemonThe top 20 glorious geek rock anthems|TechRepublic (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

References

Category:Rock musicians