Joshua Bote

Joshua Bote is a reporter focusing on the nexus of culture, trends, and digital phenomena within San Francisco.
Previously, he covered technology for The San Francisco Standard and SFGate. He’s also served as a trending news reporter at USA Today, and as a music writer at NPR. His work has been published in places like New York Magazine, Billboard, and Paste.
From online to IRL: Snaps from Gazetteer SF’s launch party
Our first in-person event was a smash, thanks to all of you
We hung out with Chappell Roan stans camping out at Outside Lands
Her Sunday afternoon set was arguably the most-hyped at the fest, for good reason
The hottest piece of clothing at Outside Lands is the festival blanket
Everyone's chic festival fits are being covered by an Outside Lands-branded blanket
This was the shortest Outside Lands set in recent memory
Good thing Tyla put on an exceptional show — for about fifteen minutes
The biggest wife guy at Outside Lands is a real charmer
Eurovision star and all-around sweetie Daði Freyr aimed to please at the early hours of Outside Lands — and please he did
The Mission Baggu store is apparently San Francisco’s newest tourist hotspot
As hordes of hip young people lined up for Snoopy-branded bags, I had to wonder: Is a red-hot San Francisco fashion brand actually…cool?
Uber wants an $18 million tax refund from the city of SF
Everyone could use some extra cash right now — even one of SF’s largest tech firms
Corn dogs and a kinky pettin’ zoo: Club kids go ‘cuntry’ at Public Works
Last weekend, San Francisco came out to play — and ride a bull — in camouflage, cowboy boots, and assless chaps
Outside Lands has done Chappell Roan (and Teddy Swims) dirty
Condolences to Mister Swims, who’s about to get upstaged by America’s sweetheart
What the hell is going on at Temple SF?
Rumors of the infamous SF club’s demise have (apparently) been greatly exaggerated