The band that Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette called a "Pittsburgh Supergroup" began when singer/songwriter Matt Aquiline repatriated to Pgh. after two decades living and performing in DC. To help bring his sound home, Aquiline enlisted a group of musicians with long and distinguished histories on the Pittsburgh music scene, which now includes Aquiline on Vocals, Guitar and Mandolin, Tom Hohn (The Cynics, The Frampton Brothers) on Drums, Ray Vasko (The Frampton Brothers, Fungus) on Bass, Bill Maruca (Sandoz, The Pawnbrokers, Billy Price) on Keys and Accordion, Alex Hershey (Bluebird and The Message) on Lead Guitar, Greg Eggert (The Rumpshakers) on Trumpet, Hannah Veri (INCO FIdO) on Saxophone and the outstanding Vocalist,Heather Catley, who also plays guitar and contributes her own orignals to the band's catalogue. The band released its first EP "Coming Home" in December 2017. The band released "No Excuse Not To Have a Merry Christmas," in 2018, "Snowball Fight on the 4th of July" in July 2019 and "The Time Has Come" in 2020, on which Catley is joined by legendary Pittsburgh vocalist Stevee Wellons (Soulful Femme). The band released its first full LP "Seems I Survived" on October 7, 2022. Scott Mervis said The Dead End Streets brings to mind The Band, John Hiatt, Jayhawks, Green on Red, etc.