Jake Minch - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2128 - video Dailymotion

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Become a member (it's FREE) at https://digtb.us/signup Buy official DTB merch at http://digtb.us/merch  On this episode of DTB’s “Bus Invaders”, we take you inside the touring vehicle of the singer-songwriter, Jake Minch, while on his North American tour with Hana Bryanne. Jake Minch is currently supporting his debut album, George.  VIDEO INFO: Film Date -August 18, 2025 Location - Schubas in Chicago, IL  KEEP UP WITH JAKE MINCH: Facebook - https://facebook.com/jakeminchofficial Instagram - https://instagram.com/jakeminch Twitter - https://twitter.com/jakeminchh  FOLLOW US: Website/Email List - https://www.digitaltourbus.com/#/portal/signup YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/digitaltourbus Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/digitaltourbus/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltourbus Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltourbus/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/digitaltourbus Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/digitaltourbus/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-tour-bus-llc Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/digitaltourbus  VIDEO SUMMARY: 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Skip Intro 01:07 Driver's Area 04:09 Middle of the Van 11:16 Back of the Van  ABOUT DIGITAL TOUR BUS: Digital Tour Bus is your backstage pass to your favorite touring artists! With daily video releases, we cover all genres, and have had the pleasure of featuring the likes of Matchbox Twenty, Twenty One Pilots, Megadeth, MGK, Papa Roach, AJR, Pierce The Veil, Simple Plan, A Day to Remember, and thousands of others over the past 15 years. "Bus Invaders" takes you inside an artist's home on the road, "Cooking at 65mph" showcases the culinary skills of artists on tour, "Gear Masters" unveils the equipment musicians use on stage, and "Stage Threads" dives into the meaning and inspiration behind the clothing artists wear during their performances.

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00:00I think I would crash.

00:01I'll try to finish the short story by the time it melts.

00:04And if I finish it, then I can have another one.

00:06I tried one.

00:08Ugh.

00:09Ugh.

00:30Hello, my name is Jake Minch.

00:39We are touring my debut album, George, and this is our sprinter fest.

00:45I take you to the driver's seat, but they don't let me drive.

00:49So this is where I sit sometimes.

00:51Um, this is shotgun, um, come on in.

00:59Um, everybody takes shifts driving, except for me and Hana, the opener, um, cause there's

01:08like a, like a talent doesn't drive thing, which I, it is fun.

01:14I think I would crash, but I like also scrap that.

01:22I would like to drive.

01:24We make a lot of jokes about letting me tear up a parking lot.

01:28Um, but my mom at home drives a VW Bug, so this would, yeah, be really scary.

01:36Um, here we have a book that is not mine.

01:42Um, I don't know whose this is.

01:44There are a good amount of readers on this tour.

01:48Um, yeah, it is, it is nice.

01:53Um, Hana's a big reader.

01:57Justice is a big reader as well, which is, is cool.

02:00Um, we have, we're, like, the people who are zinning, who zin halfway through decided

02:10that they were going to quit zins, and we ended up with just a bunch of zin alternatives.

02:17So this one is actually the worst.

02:20I, I tried one.

02:22Ugh.

02:23Ugh.

02:24That smells fucking rancid.

02:27Um, 25 milligrams of caffeine in a zin, supposed to be winter green flavored, which is exactly

02:34what I want my coffee to taste like, winter green.

02:38Um, yeah, I, like, this will put a hole in your gums.

02:44Um, I don't, I don't need to advertise it.

02:48Um, honestly, with this tour, it, it's mostly driver picks.

02:55Um, sometimes we'll do, like, a Spotify jam, but then Kate will put something,

03:04like, terrible on, on the jam, like, so, like, like, we'll be listening to, like, like,

03:11the, the shins, and then all of a sudden it's, like, worship music for, like, like, just the

03:18worst, like, trap rap from, like, a dude with 300 monthly listeners.

03:26Um, and it's always Kate's doing, but we like to blame it on Julian, because he's shot.

03:31Um, as per media, yeah, I think a lot of people, we don't really wear headphones either.

03:38Like, everyone who takes aux is generally really good at aux.

03:46Um, yeah, like, I got into Cass McCombs, I think that's his name, because Julian was

03:53playing him the other day.

03:55Um, a lot of, I'll show you in there, um, but a lot of, like, reading three pages and

04:04then falling asleep.

04:05Um, we have a tech deck.

04:08Um, let's go in the middle.

04:14Sweet.

04:15Okay.

04:16Um.

04:19Front row.

04:21Um, is, like, the, it's, like, the Soho house, like, workspace kind of place.

04:28Um.

04:30It's, like, if someone's in the mood to be, like, social adjacent, but not really, like,

04:35need the pressure of it, they'll sit here.

04:37Um, we've been kind of, Justice used a word that I enjoyed, um, pack ratting food.

04:47We went to, like, um, we'll go to Whole Foods and everyone will get a couple things, and

04:53so we've got, like, a bunch of popcorn, a bunch of chips.

04:57Every time I go to Target or Whole Foods, I'll get a little snack.

05:01Um.

05:02So we have, we have good things.

05:06Um, I've been, we have gum.

05:15We have more gum.

05:18This one is mint.

05:19This one is hubba bubba.

05:21For when I want something super sweet.

05:24Um.

05:26We have some beef jerky.

05:29Chomps.

05:30Expensive.

05:32Um, I won't lie, but they are nice.

05:35I'm embarrassed to show these, but I do really enjoy them.

05:41This is my guilty pleasure candy.

05:44Um.

05:44It's called Shameless.

05:46And it is Shameless.

05:48It's nice to grab a handful of these and not feel bad about it.

05:53Um, I, what I'll do, I have this book of short stories, and so I'll put one in my mouth, and

06:00then I'll try to finish the short story by the time it melts.

06:04And if I finish it, then I can have another one.

06:06Um.

06:07And then it's, like, three hours later, and that's really rewarding.

06:10I've got these bad boys that I, I don't think I like that much.

06:13But, I wanted something sweet.

06:16These.

06:19They're fine.

06:20I wanted fruit.

06:20I wanted something chocolatey.

06:22It didn't either.

06:23Um.

06:23I've got a fun little box of fan gifts.

06:28Um.

06:29The gifts this tour, I put out a thing that was, like, hey, please don't get me gifts.

06:33I don't really, like, not having, or having things that I don't necessarily need.

06:39But, I didn't know that I needed this until I got it.

06:43Um.

06:45I, same goes with this.

06:49Um.

06:50Pretty awesome.

06:52Um.

06:54I will always keep a letter.

06:57I think letters are very sweet.

06:59I've gotten a couple, um, really cool little art pieces.

07:05Um.

07:07And some stickers.

07:10Um.

07:11Check this bad boy out.

07:14Um.

07:15This is, honestly, I didn't even know that there was a back.

07:19I totally missed the back of that.

07:21Um.

07:23We put, as a joke, on our rider, um.

07:30A rider, if you don't know, is, like, when you play a venue, you send a list of snacks you want, and they'll get it for you.

07:38Um.

07:39And, since I'm playing, like, small, like, usually they'll fulfill them in, like.

07:44Like, larger rooms.

07:45And so, with ours, like.

07:48Most, most venues aren't doing our rider.

07:51Like, this one didn't.

07:52Um.

07:53So, we'll, like, throw some joke stuff on there.

07:56And one of them was a vintage t-shirt.

08:00Um.

08:01And I'm trying to remember.

08:03I think it was Seattle.

08:05Um.

08:06Fulfilled our rider.

08:08And I wore this shirt on stage.

08:13Um.

08:14And.

08:16Yeah.

08:17That was.

08:19Yeah.

08:20Really fun.

08:21Um.

08:22I've gotten a lot of bracelets.

08:24Um.

08:26Some keychains.

08:28These are actually really awesome.

08:31Um.

08:31Some glass.

08:32A lot of monkey stuff.

08:34I made the mistake of, uh, having an interest in something that wasn't music.

08:43And.

08:44Now.

08:45It is, like, a part of my brand.

08:47Which, I.

08:49Is hysterical to me.

08:51Uh.

08:51Including me, we have seven people traveling in the van.

08:55Um.

08:56In my head.

08:58Justice.

08:59Our tour manager will start and end the drives.

09:01So.

09:02No matter what, she's there twice.

09:04But.

09:04Everyone does a really good job of rotating.

09:06Um.

09:08We've got.

09:10Usually, like, Michael will start the day here.

09:13Do some calls.

09:15Um.

09:17Someone will sit with him.

09:19Um.

09:19There's a.

09:20A row here.

09:23Referred to as the lounge row.

09:24Which is.

09:26When someone needs to take a nap.

09:28Um.

09:28They'll.

09:29They'll sit here.

09:31I really like this.

09:32And I find myself, um.

09:35Hoping that nobody wants it.

09:36So I can have it.

09:37But, like, not wanting to ask for it a lot.

09:40Um.

09:41Because it's.

09:43The best row, in my opinion.

09:45Um.

09:46And then.

09:46Honestly.

09:47We catch.

09:48Hana.

09:49Hana.

09:49And.

09:50Um.

09:51Our.

09:52Basis.

09:53Zina.

09:53In the back.

09:54A lot.

09:55Hana keeps her books.

09:57Back here.

09:58Um.

09:59I don't mean to out her.

10:01But.

10:02She's got, um.

10:05On stock.

10:06She's got.

10:07Sudoku.

10:09And.

10:10Aliens and anorexia.

10:12So that's, uh.

10:14Pretty fun.

10:15She's got a hat.

10:15She's got a couple hats.

10:17Um.

10:17We've got another snack bag.

10:22Um.

10:23This one is, uh.

10:24Alexina's.

10:25So I will not go through it.

10:27We've got another pillow.

10:28Um.

10:29This seat is probably the worst seat in the van.

10:32Um.

10:33Because.

10:35This.

10:36Seat.

10:38Belt thing.

10:39Um.

10:39Kind of.

10:41Like.

10:41Tries to get you pregnant.

10:42Every time you sit in that seat.

10:44Um.

10:45And.

10:47Yeah.

10:48Um.

10:48There's a skateboard down there.

10:51Julian's skateboards.

10:53Um.

10:54Yesterday we had our first and only day off on tour.

10:58Um.

10:58And he took the day off to go skate around.

11:00Which I think.

11:01Is really cool.

11:03Um.

11:05Because.

11:05I can't.

11:06Imagine doing.

11:08That.

11:09Um.

11:10For a whole day.

11:11And being like, that was a good day.

11:13This is the back of our van.

11:14It should be completely full.

11:17Oh no.

11:18It should be completely full.

11:23Someone.

11:26Someone robbed the van.

11:29Um.

11:29Of everything but the suitcases.

11:32I personally pack the whole van myself.

11:37Um.

11:37Every day.

11:38Every morning.

11:39And every time we finish a show.

11:41I do most of the loadout.

11:43Um.

11:43I definitely don't hang out.

11:46Um.

11:47In the green room when they do that.

11:49Um.

11:52And Michael does not help at all.

11:55Um.

11:57Yeah.

11:57And uh.

11:58Grace tour.

11:59By the end of it.

12:00Justice.

12:00Kind of.

12:03Um.

12:05Oh no.

12:06Uh.

12:06The guitarist.

12:08On grace tour.

12:08By the end of it.

12:10Had.

12:12Because he's like.

12:12He's like super jacked.

12:14Um.

12:15But by the end of tour.

12:16He like.

12:17Got everyone in a circle.

12:18And was like.

12:19I don't think this is fair.

12:20That you're making me do this.

12:22So we've taken that.

12:23On this tour.

12:25And everyone.

12:26Kind of helps out.

12:27Um.

12:29This is the first time.

12:31That I've headlined.

12:32So.

12:33Justice being like.

12:35The talent doesn't have to.

12:37Help.

12:38Does.

12:39Make me feel a little weird.

12:40But also.

12:42I haven't.

12:44Complained about it yet.

12:45So.

12:45Um.

12:46Yeah.

12:47Also if you peek.

12:49Um.

12:49We had our tour.

12:51Low key.

12:52Sponsored by Red Bull.

12:53My manager knows a guy.

12:56Um.

12:58At the company.

12:59And so.

13:00They dropped off like.

13:03Like.

13:04A hundred or so.

13:05Red Bull.

13:06Probably more.

13:07And.

13:08Um.

13:08It was.

13:12Incredible.

13:13For three days.

13:14And then.

13:15Everyone was really mad.

13:16And worked up.

13:17The whole time.

13:18So now.

13:18We haven't touched those.

13:19Since like.

13:20San Francisco.

13:22Uh.

13:22This was a lot of fun.

13:24Um.

13:25If you want to.

13:26Listen to my album.

13:27It's called George.

13:29My.

13:29First and last name is Jake Minch.

13:32Um.

13:32So you can just look that up.

13:34Um.

13:35And.

13:37Yeah.

13:37Hope you're doing good.

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