One of the most notorious concerts in punk’s underreported legacy just surfaced in the new documentary We Were There To Be There. Produced by Field of Vision, The Cramps and The Mutants have their glory on full display at the infamous Napa State Mental Hospital concert in 1978. Recorded by Bay Area documentarian Joe Rees and his ragtag film crew, they uncovered what would become the most sought after VHS tape of the underground punk scene. In an era that propelled bands to word of mouth fame, this show was among the most emblematic snapshots of the scene that surrounded the Bay Area at the time. The directors, Mike Plante and Jason Willis, take the audience through the climate that created the west coast punk world, providing political and social context to the emerging movement that defin...
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