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.
1960s and 1970s ± Frank Zappa (1955–1993) Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (1964–1982) Descendents (1977–present) Devo (1973–present) ± Elvis CostelloGeek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture by Alex DiBlasi (pg.176)(1970–present) Oingo BoingoGeek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture by Alex DiBlasi (pg.182) (1979–1995) Robyn Hitchcock (1972–2006) ± Talking Heads (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)
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) Atom And His Package (1997–present) Belle and Sebastian (1996–present) Ben Folds Five (1993–present) Bloodhound Gang (1992–2015) Bowling for Soup (1994–present) Chixdiggit (1991–present) Cake (1991–present) Dynamite Hack (1997–present) Fountains of Wayne (1996–2013) Jill Sobule (1989–2025) 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) The Presidents Of The United States Of America (1993–2015) Radioactive Chicken Heads<ref name="Topić" /> (1993–present) 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 Megas (2004–present) The Protomen (2003–present) Paul and Storm (2004–present) Thundering Asteroids! (2009–2019)
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
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