Winter Hours (band)

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

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 four 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.

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