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
Origin	Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States[1]
Years active	1983–1991[1]
Labels	Chrysalis[1]
Website	www.myspace.com/winterhours
Past members	Michael 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.