Aries

Aries (Ruling Planet: Mars; Element: Fire) If you’re a typical Aries, you’re a risk-taker. You’re a fire sign, so you’re adventurous, brave, and lively— all traits that attract others to the Ram, although most find it hard to keep up. You’re always down to try new things. You impulsively take up a new projects, and yet still find the time to be passionate about them. However, Aries, you can be quite arrogant, thinking that you know everything, and you tend to be insensitive, impatient and stubborn, even to the point of being confrontational. Your motto is, “Act first, ask questions later.”

The snow might be melted come March, but you’ll stay particularly cold around the beginning of the month. You’ll feel a need for some personal freedom as the 5th rolls around, marking the entrance of your ruling planet, Mars, into Sagittarius. This fire sign will fuel your desire to travel and explore any kind of possibility that could await you, and it’s a particularly good time for learning and going to new places— but do it alone. Mercury in Pisces on the same day will keep you chilly this month, as far as sharing your thoughts and being around people goes. A solar eclipse in Pisces on the 8th will be an opportunity to let go of anything unnecessary in your life. And with the planet of love, Venus, entering Pisces on March 12th, you’ll keep enjoying your alone time, and only show affection behind closed doors. Socially, you may find yourself exhausted, but it may also be a great time for working creatively, using your imagination, and finding opportunities in unexpected places. Wait until the 19th when the Sun enters your sign to step up and share any thoughts or opinions. Mercury in Aries on the 21st will only push you out of your shell. The lunar eclipse in Libra on March 23rd signals a closing to a chapter in your life, and it might feel especially fitting if you’ve been trying to salvage and solidify certain relationships over the past couple years. Lastly in this jam-packed month for the planets, Saturn turns retrograde on March 25th, which will stall any hope for spontaneous pursuits or adventures on the next 6 months. Sorry, Aries, but you may have to do the unthinkable— plan.

Your March Trax:

Sounds like you need a little something to keep you going this month, and that something could be 2008’s urgent and vulnerable Midnight Organ Fight from Frightened Rabbit. Similarly insistent, the The Devil, Death, and Me by Run Forever, from Pittsburgh, fricken rips, and could serve you some much-needed motivation and inspiration while Pisces is so present. And as the Sun and Mercury enter your sign, something like Fake Boyfriend’s new, uncompromising EP, called Mercy, could be just the thing to encourage some boundary pushing.

Dates to watch: 18th, 19th, 20th
Your events: The Televibes (Farewell Show), Midriffs, Sun Voyager, Beach Toys @ Middle East Up, March 18th
Dead Elect, The Rococo Bang, GIN WAR, Today Junior @ O’Briens, March 18th
Jesse Dee, The Curtis Mayflower, Roy Sludge Trio @ The Sinclair, March 19th