Winter Hours (band)

{{Short description|American alternative rock band}}

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| origin = Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States

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| years_active = {{start date|1983}}–{{end date|1991}}

| label = Chrysalis

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| website = {{URL|http://www.myspace.com/winterhours}}

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| past_members = Michael Carlucci
Stanley Demeski
Joe Marques
Bob Messing
Bob Perry
John Albanese
Frank Giannini
Dave Scheff
Steve Lepore{{cite web|title=Winter Hours|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/winter-hours-mn0000565986|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=13 April 2013}}

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Winter Hours were one of New Jersey's leading alternative rock bands.{{cite news|last=Lustig|first=Jay|title=The uneven times of Jersey's alt-rock group Winter Hours gets remembered in a tribute CD|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/02/the_uneven_times_of_jerseys_al.html|accessdate=13 April 2013|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=4 February 2009}} They were formed as an evolution of another, short-lived band named Ward 8 in 1983. They released two albums and four EPs and toured incessantly before disbanding in 1991. In 1989, their song "Smoke Rings" peaked at number 12 on Billboard{{'}}s Modern Rock Tracks chart.