Winter Hours (band)

Winter Hours were one of New Jersey's leading alternative rock bands.[1] They were formed as an evolution of another, short-lived band named Ward 8 in 1983.[1] They released two albums and three EPs and toured incessantly before disbanding in 1991.[1] In 1989, their song "Smoke Rings" peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Lead singer Joseph Marques died in 2004. Lead guitarist Michael Carlucci died of a heart attack in 2015.

Winter Hours
OriginLyndhurst, New Jersey, United States[1]
Years active1983 (1983)–1991 (1991)[1]
LabelsChrysalis[1]
Websitewww.myspace.com/winterhours
Past membersMichael Carlucci
Stanley Demeski
Joe Marques
Bob Messing
Bob Perry
John Albanese
Frank Giannini
Dave Scheff
Steve Lepore[1][2]

References
  1. Lustig, Jay (4 February 2009). "The uneven times of Jersey's alt-rock group Winter Hours gets remembered in a tribute CD". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. "Winter Hours". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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