Alt-rockers The Hold Steady [ tickets ] have lined up a few shows later this month as the group continues to support its latest studio album, along with a recent live CD/DVD set.

The Brooklyn-based band will launch the brief road spell Oct. 17 in Northfield, MN, and the six-city outing will head northwest to North Dakota and Montana before concluding Oct. 22 in Seattle. Dates are below.

On the road, The Hold Steady continues to support last year's "Stay Positive," which earned the Brooklyn-based quintet its best chart position to date: No. 30 on The Billboard 200. The lead single, "Sequestered in Memphis," is streaming at the band's MySpace page, along with another cut from the album, "Constructive Summer," and two tracks from the band's recent live album, "A Positive Rage."

Produced by John Agnello (Son Volt, Dinosaur Jr.), "Stay Positive" came together while the The Hold Steady was touring the world behind 2006's critically lauded "Boys and Girls in America," according to the group's publicist. That outing saw the band play more than 200 shows in 2007 alone.

In April, The Hold Steady released a dual CD/DVD live album and documentary, "A Positive Rage." The CD features the group's Halloween 2007 performance at the Metro nightclub in Chicago, while the DVD features backstage interviews, fan commentary and live footage.