Members of Portland-based punk band J. Graves choose their own adventures

Craigslist is often home to niche memes, awkward listings and scams that may or may not mimic a lawless society. But it also brought singer and guitarist Jessa Graves, bass player Kelly Clifton and drummer Aaron MacDonald together in the Portland punk band J. Graves.

“I found Aaron on Craigslist in 2019. Or he found me, rather,” Graves laughs. “One of my top 10 Craigslist finds!” With MacDonald on board and adamant on having another female-identifying and possibly queer musician, Graves then recruited Clifton.