Documents

Flyers, notebook pages, cassette inserts, and clippings. Some of these are photocopies of photocopies. I have left them as they are.

MBD Demo

TDK D90 cassette and simple insert. Handwriting on the shell matches other labels in the collection. No accompanying set list or recording notes found with it.

The Sacramento Bee - Weekend Arts

Friday, April 18, 1986. “Local Quintet Finds Its Fire at the Oasis” by Marcus Hale. First-wave local press clipping from the Sacramento corridor.

El Dorado Saloon Flyer

Yellow photocopied flyer for a show at El Dorado Saloon, Sacramento. Date given as Saturday, May 24th. Multiple support acts listed. Typical of the local circuit flyers that survive in stacks.

Sacramento News & Review

July 24, 1986. “The Quiet Engine: Eli Quinn and the Songs That Feel Inevitable.” Scene Notes clipping centered on Eli Quinn and the band's growing catalog.

The Press Democrat - Sonoma Living

October 12, 1986. “Corridor Kings: My Beautiful Demons Own the Stretch from Sac to Santa Rosa” by Lena Ortiz. Sonoma Living clipping from the band's regional peak.

The State Hornet

February 5, 1987. “‘Paper Crowns’ Is the Song of the Winter.” Campus Music clipping from California State University, Sacramento, focused on the song's place in the winter set.

The Press Democrat - Live Review

April 3, 1987. “My Beautiful Demons Light Up the Daily Planet.” Santa Rosa live review noting the darker new material and a stretched closing version of “We Were the Fire.”

Sacramento News & Review - Music

June 18, 1987. “The Night the Corridor Belonged to Them” by Marcus Hale. Review of a packed show at Spanky’s. Industry rumors mentioned. Source print is worn.

MBD Binder Paper

Page from a spiral notebook. Blue ballpoint drawing of the band name and a small figure. No other writing on the sheet. Found loose among papers.

More will be added as items are checked.